Large Aircraft: Aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds, maximum
certificated takeoff weight.
Liability: Any legal responsibility, duty or obligation.
Lifeboat: A specially constructed double ended boat which can
withstand heavy, rough seas.
Liquidated Damages: The amount of money specified in a contract to be
awarded in the event that the agreement is violated.
Long Boiler Locomotive: A type of locomotive patented by Stephenson in
1842 which was provided with a boiler longer than the usual 9 feet of the day.
The objective was to reduce the heat reaching the smokebox in an attempt to
reduce the rapid destruction of smokeboxes and chimneys which had occurred up to
that time. By increasing the boiler length to 13 feet or more, the
temperature was reduced by over 30% and the life of smokeboxes was considerably
extended.
Loss Of Consortuium: Damages awarded to a family member (usually a
spouse) for loss of companionship.
Lubrication: An essential part of steam locomotive operation,
lubrication takes a variety of forms: Worsted pads fed from an oil bath below
the bearing, siphoning from trimmings fed from oil baths, mechanical,
hydrostatic,
oil atomised by steam, and grease.
