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Nizhyn
(Encyclopedia) NizhynNizhynnyĭzhˈĭn [key], Rus. Nezhin, city (1989 pop. 81,000), N Ukraine, on the Oster River. It is a rail terminus on the main Moscow-Kiev line and an agricultural trade center.…rapid transit
(Encyclopedia) rapid transit, transportation system designed to allow passenger travel within or throughout an urban area, usually employing surface, elevated, or underground railway systems or some…Aso-san
(Encyclopedia) Aso-sanAso-sanäˈsō-sän [key] or Mount Aso, volcanic mountain, central Kyushu, Japan. Aso-san is topped by one of the world's largest calderas (circumference 75 mi/121 km) that contains…streamline
(Encyclopedia) streamline, path of a fluid flowing steadily and without appreciable turbulence. A body is said to be streamlined if its shape offers the least possible resistance to a current of air…Rosario
(Encyclopedia) RosarioRosariorôsärˈyō [key], city (1991 pop. 1,095,906), Santa Fe prov., E central Argentina, a port on the Paraná River, on the eastern margin of the Pampa. The third largest city of…Curitiba
(Encyclopedia) Curitiba Curitiba k&oomacr;rētēˈbä [key], city, capital of Paraná state, SE Brazil. It was founded…Friedrichshafen
(Encyclopedia) Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen frēˈdrĭkhs-häˌfən [key], city, Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, a port on…Johnson, Jimmie Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Jimmie Kenneth, 1975–, American auto racer, b. El Cajon, Calif. Johnson began racing at five on motorcycles, progressed to off-road buggies and trucks as a teenager, and then…Opava
(Encyclopedia) OpavaOpavaôˈpävä [key], Ger. Troppau, city (1991 pop. 62,815), NE Czech Republic, in Moravia, on the Opava River and near the Polish border. A prosperous market center in a fertile…All-Time Champ Car Leaders
Champ Car's all-time Top 20 drivers in victories, pole positions and earnings, based on records through Sept. 25, 2004. Drivers active in 2004 are in bold type. Totals include victories,…Trending
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