Tour de France Le Tour de France , often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. With the exception of interruptions for World War I and World War II, it has been held annually since 1903. It is a long-distance stage race competition for professional cycling teams, travelling through France and its nearby countries over the course of three weeks each July.
	Touring car A touring car was a popular car body style in the early 20th century, being a larger alternative to the runabout and the roadster. They were open cars, often fitted with convertible tops. Most early touring cars had a tonneau at the rear giving seating for four or more.
	Tourism Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. According to the World Tourism Organization, tourists are people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited".
	Tourmaline The tourmaline mineral group is chemically one of the most complicated groups of silicate minerals. It is a complex silicate of aluminium and boron, but because of isomorphous replacement , its composition varies widely with sodium, calcium, iron, magnesium, lithium and other elements entering into the structure.
	Tourniquet A tourniquet is a tightly tied band applied around a body part sometimes used in an attempt to stop severe traumatic bleeding, but also during venipuncture, and other medical procedures. Severe bleeding means the loss of more than 1,000 ml of blood. This flow of blood can soak a paper or cloth handkerchief in a few seconds.
	Tours Tours is a city in France, the prfecture of the Indre-et-Loire dpartement in France, on the lower reaches of the river River Loire, between Orlans and the Atlantic Ocean coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines and for the perfection of its local spoken French language.
	Tow A tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments. It often refers to flax, hemp or jute in the textile industry, and to fibers, particularly carbon fibers, in the composites industry. Flax tows are often used as upholstery stuffing, and tows in general are frequently cut up to produce staple fibers.
	Tow truck A tow truck, is a vehicle used to take disabled motor vehicles off a roadway to another location in case of breakdown or car accident, or to impound illegally parked vehicles on public or private property. Three general types are in common usage, usually based on heavy-duty pickup or medium truck chassis:
	Toward the Sea Toward the Sea is a work by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. It exists in three separate versions: the first was composed in 1981 for alto flute and guitar; the second, also composed in 1981, is for alto flute, harp and string orchestra; and the third, written in 1989, is for alto flute and harp without orchestra.
	Towboat *Sampan *Tugboat Category:Boat types nl:Duwboot pl:Pchacz pt:Rebocador ru:?????? fi:Tyntalus
	Towel A towel is a piece of wiktionary:absorbent cloth or paper used for drying or wiping. It draws wiktionary:moisture through direct contact using a blotting or a rubbing motion.
	Tower A tower is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide, and usually much higher. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height. Examples of the various uses of towers include: * To save ground-level space: skyscrapers, cooling tower, chimney * To enhance views: tourist towers, air-traffic control tower, railroad yard tower, harbor control tower, filming tower
	Tower block A tower block, block of flats, or apartment block, is a multi-unit high-rise apartment building. Because apartment blocks have important technical and economic advantages, they become a distinguished form of housing accommodation in virtually all densely populated urban areas around the world.
	Tower of Babel According to the narrative in Genesis of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity to reach the heavens. Because the hearts of men were said to be inherently evil and disobedient, they were striving to make a name for themselves instead of worshipping the God who created them.
	Tower of London The Tower of London is a dominating landmark in central Londonin the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the eastern border of the City of London, beside the northern bank of the Thames. It is often identified with the White Tower, the original stark, square fortress built here by William I of England in 1078.
	Towhee A Towhee is any one of a number of species of birds in the genus Pipilo within the family Emberizidae. Towhees typically have longer tails than other emberizids. Most species have rather skulking habits, so they are not well known, though the Eastern Towhee P. erythrophthalamus is bolder as well as more colorful.
	Town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. Generally, a "town" is thought of as larger than a village but smaller than a "city." The words "city" and "village" came into English from Latin via French language.
	Town crier A town crier is a person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets. He can also be used in court or official announcements. In the city of Chester, in some periods, there was not only a crier but a night bel(l)man and a day bel(l)man, however it was 'the crier' who was paid 12d by the Portmote Court and 4d by the Crownmote Court in 1621.
	Town Hall A Town Hall, in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and many Commonwealth of Nations countries, is a centre of local government, usually housing the town or city council, its associated departments and their employees. A town hall can be located in any size of village, town or city.
	Town meeting A town meeting is a form of local government practiced in the U.S. region of New England, but rare elsewhere. Despite the name "town," it can apply to other governmental bodies, such as school districts or water districts. While the uses and laws vary from state to state, the general form is for residents of the town or school district to gather once a year and act as a legislative body, voting on operating budgets, laws and other matters for the community's operation over the following 12 months.
	Townsend Harris Townsend Harris was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician, and the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the "Harris Treaty" between the U.S. and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened the Empire of Japan to foreign trade and culture.
	Towpath A towpath is a road or Trail that runs alongside the banks of a river, canal or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, Horse-drawn boat or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge. This mode of transport was common before efficient engines could be fitted on boats and where sailing was impossible due to rapid current , tunnels and bridges, or unfavourable winds.
	Toxicity Toxicity is a measure to the degree to which something is toxic or poisonous. The study of poisons is known as toxicology. Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as a human or a bacterium or a plant, or to a substructure, such as the liver. By extension, the word may be metaphorically used to describe toxic effects on larger and more complex groups, such as the family unit or "society at large".
	Toxicodendron Toxicodendron is a small genus of woody trees, shrubs and vines, all of which produce the skin-irritating oil urushiol, which can cause a severe allergic reaction; hence the scientific name which means "poison tree". Members of this genus are very often included in the genus Rhus.
	Toxin A toxin is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms. Toxins are nearly always proteins that are capable of causing disease on contact or absorption with body tissues by interacting with biological macromolecules such as enzymes or Receptor .
	Toy A toy is something used in Play by children, adults or pets. Many items are manufactured to serve as toys, but items produced for other purposes can also be used as toys. For example, a child may pick up a household item and 'fly' it around, imagining it as an airplane.
	Toy dog lgian Griffon]] *Boston Terrier *Brussels Griffon *Cavachon *Cavalier King Charles Spaniel *Chihuahua *Chinese Crested Dog * Cockapoo *English Toy Spaniel *English Toy Terrier *Havanese *Italian Greyhound *Japanese Chin *Maltese *Toy Manchester Terrier
	Toy Manchester Terrier A Toy Manchester Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier in the toy dog group. While the name is sometimes used synonymously with that of the English Toy Terrier, these are actually separate breeds.
	Toy soldier A toy soldier is a type of figurine representing a soldier or related military subject. It may be made of any type of material but the most common are metal, paper doll, and plastic. Soldier figures have been found in ancient egypt tombs, and have appeared in many cultures and eras.
	Toyon Toyon is a common perennial shrub native to southwestern California, USA and the extreme northwest of Mexico, from the San Francisco Bay area to northern Baja California. It is the sole species of Heteromeles, but is closely related to the Asian genus Photinia, in which it is included by some botanists.
	Toys This article is about the film, Toys. For the article on actual toys, see toy. Toys is a 1992 film about a large family-owned toy company whose change of management threatens to make it a factory dedicated to producing only violent and war related toys. The movie is noted for its strong use of surrealism with its creative sets and sense of humor.
	Trabecula A trabecula is a small, often microscopic, biological tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod, generally having a mechanical function, and usually but not necessarily composed of dense collagenous tissue.
	TRACE TRACE, or the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer is a NASA Space observatory designed to investigate the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun by providing high resolution images and observation of the Sun photosphere and transition region to the corona.
	Tracery Tracery is constructed of net-like decorations around upper windows in Gothic architecture.
	Traces Traces is a collection of short stories written by United Kingdom sci-fi author Stephen Baxter. Unlike similar collections such as Vacuum Diagrams and Phase Space, it is not related to any particular series by Baxter.
	Trachelospermum Trachelospermum is a genus of about 15 species of evergreen woody plant vines in the family Apocynaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia and southeastern North America. They have long stems climbing to 12 m or more high in trees. The leaf are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, 2-8 cm long and 0.5-4 cm broad.
	Tracheotomy A tracheotomy or tracheostomy is a surgical procedure performed on the neck to open a direct airway through an incision in the trachea.
	Tracing paper Tracing paperis a type of paper, which is translucent so the light can go through. It's made by immersing unsized and unloaded paper of good quality in sulphuric acid for a few seconds. The action of the acid converts some of the cellulose into amyloid form having a gelatinous and impermeable character.
	Trackball A trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket containing sensors to detect rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down computer mouse with an exposed protruding ball. The user rolls the ball with their thumb, fingers, or the palm of their hand to move a cursor .
	Tracker Tracker is the generic term for a class of software music sequencers which, in their purest form, allow the user to arrange sound samples stepwise on a timeline across several monophonic channels. A tracker's interface is primarily numeric; notes are entered via the keyboard, while parameters, effects and so forth are entered in hexadecimal.
	Tract housing Tract housing is a style of housing development in which multiple identical, or nearly-identical, homes are built to create a community. Tract housing may encompass dozens of square miles of areas. Tract housing developments are typically found in American suburbs, modeled on the Levittown, New York#Disparaging Use concept.
	Traction engine A traction engine is a wheeled steam engine used to move heavy loads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus, meaning 'drawn', since the prime function of any traction engine is to draw a load behind it. They are also known as "Road locomotives" to distinguish them from steam locomotives - ie steam engines that run on rails.
	Tractor A tractor is a device intended for drawing, towing or pulling something which cannot propel itself and, often, powering it too. Most commonly the word is used to describe a vehicle intended for such a task on some other vehicle or object. In Britain and India the word "tractor" usually means "farm tractor", and the use of the word "tractor" to mean other types of vehicles is familiar to the vehicle trade but unfamiliar to much of the general public.
	Trade Trade is the voluntary exchange of good , services, or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Modern traders instead generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money.
	Trade union "A Trade Union , ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment". Over the last three hundred years, trade unions have developed into a number of forms - with differing political and economic regimes influencing them.
	Trademark A trademark, trade mark, ' or ' is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its good s and services to consumers, and to distinguish the business and its products or services from those of other businesses.
	Tradescantia Spiderwort is a genus of an estimated 71 species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, native to the New World from southern Canada south to northern Argentina. They are scrambling plants, growing to 30-60 cm tall, and are commonly found individually or in clumps in wooded areas and fields.
	Trading card A trading card is a small card which is intended for trading and collecting. Trading cards are traditionally associated with sports; baseball cards are especially well-known. Cards dealing with other subjects are often considered a separate category from sports cards, known as editorial trading cards or simply non-sports trading cards.
	Trading stamp he practice started in the 1890s, at first given only to customers who paid for purchases in cash, to reward those who did not purchase on credit. It grew with the spread of chain gasoline stations in the early 1910s and then the new industry of chain supermarkets in the 1920s, and merchants found it more profitable to award them to all customers.
	Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is a square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar , a Royal Navy victory of the Napoleonic Wars. The original name was to have been "William IV of the United Kingdom Square", but George Ledwell Taylor suggested the name "Trafalgar Square".
	Traffic Traffic refers to the movement of motorized vehicles, unmotorized vehicles and pedestrians on roads. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles, while rules of the road are both the laws and the Norm that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic.
	Traffic circle A traffic circle is an road junction with a circular shape and, usually, a central island. In some traffic circles two-way traffic is allowed within the circle. It is much more common, however, that traffic is allowed to go in one direction only around a central island. In some traffic circles, entering roads are controlled by stop signs or traffic signals.
	Traffic control Traffic control involves directing vehicle traffic such as, for example, reducing speed and moving around a construction zone, accident, or other road disruption, thus ensuring the safety of emergency response teams, construction workers, and the general public. Traffic control also includes using CCTV and other means of monitoring traffic to manage traffic flows and providing advice concerning traffic congestion.
	Traffic light A traffic light, also known as traffic signal, stop light, or semaphore, is a signalling device positioned at a road intersection, pedestrian crossing, or other location in order to indicate when it is safe to drive, ride, or walk using a universal color code.
	Tragelaphus The genus Tragelaphus contains several species of bovine, all of which are relatively antelope. Species in this genus tend to be large sized, lightly built, have long necks and considerable sexual dimorphism. The Common Eland and Giant Eland are sometimes classified as part of this group with the subgenus Taurotragus, but taurotragus is usually considered its own genus.
	Tragopan Tragopan is a genus of Aves in the family Phasianidae. These birds are commonly called "horned pheasants" because of two brightly-colored, fleshy horns on their heads that they can erect during courtship displays. The scientific name refers to this, being a composite of tragus and the ribald half-goat deity Pan.
	Trail A trail or footpath is a pedestrian road mainly used for recreational walking, but often also for bicycling, cross-country skiing or other activities. Some trails are off-limits to everyone other than hikers, and few trails allow motorized vehicles.
	Trailer park *Nomad Category:Neighborhoods Category:Urban geography de:Wohnwagensiedlung it:Campo caravan
	Trailhead The trailhead is the point at which a path, usually intended primarily or solely for walking and/or horseback traffic, starts. Modern trailheads often contain rest rooms, sign posts and distribution centers for informational brochures about the trail and its features, and parking areas for vehicles and trailers.
	Trailing edge The trailing edge of a wing is the rear edge of the wing, where the airflow separated by the leading edge rejoins after passing over and under the top and bottom surfaces of the wing. What can be found at the trailing edge of a wing: *flaps *ailerons *elevators
	Train In rail transport, a train consists of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The guideway usually consists of conventional rail tracks, but might also be monorail or magnetic levitation train. Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate locomotive, or from individual motors in self-propelled multiple units.
	Train station For Ottawa's OC Transpo's Transitway station and the city's main train terminal, see Train Station A train station or railway station is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or good may be loaded or unloaded. It usually consists of at least one building for passengers plus other installations associated with the functioning of the railway or railroad.
	Training Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relates to specific useful skills. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at technical colleges and polytechnics.
	Trajan Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , Roman Emperors , commonly called , was the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. Under his rule, the Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
	Tram A tram, tramcar, trolley, or streetcar, is a railroad car, lighter than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities. Trams are distinguishable from other forms of rail-borne equipment in that they travel wholly or partly along tracks laid down in streets, usually on track reserved for the tram system.
	Tramcar The Tramcar is a trolley sevice running exclusively on the Boardwalk in the Cape May County, New Jersey communities of Wildwood, New Jersey and North Wildwood, New Jersey. The service, which was founded in the 1950's, takes tourists and locals along the 2.5 mile Wildwood boardwalk.
	Trampoline A trampoline is a gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled spring to provide a rebounding force which propels the jumper high into the air.
	Trances Trances is the second album by the United States Ambient music musician Robert Rich. Like his first album Sunyata, this album consists of slow, textural drone music. In 1994 this album was bound with Richs third album on the two-disc set Trances/Drones.
	Transcend Transcend Information, Inc., is a global high-technology company with its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Transcend's product portfolio consists of over 2,000 devices including, memory modules, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, MP3 players, portable hard drives, multimedia products, graphics cards and accessories.
	Transcontinental Transcontinental Inc. is a major Canada newspaper and magazine publisher, as well as one of North America's largest printer firms. Among its media properties are the Canadian version of TV Guide, Canadian Living, The Daily News in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and The Telegram in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.