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| Run time
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Run time refers to the effective time of battery powered tool operation before recharging is required. Conditions under which the tool is used greatly affect this time. For instance, a battery used in drilling holes in softwood will operate longer on a single charge than when drilling holes in steel. |
| Run with the land
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Expression that indicates a right or a restriction that will affect all current and future owners. |
| Run-of-river hydropower
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A type of hydroelectric facility that uses the river flow with very little alteration and little or no impoundment of the water. |
| Rung
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Horizontal bars on a ladder. Also refers to horizontal supporting pieces between the legs of a stool or chair. |
| Runner
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(1) A long, narrow section of carpet or other floor covering. (2) A track installed on the floor or ceiling to accommodate a sliding door or similar device. |
| Running bond
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A method of laying brick where the bricks of each coarse are offset from the previous. Most brick veneer is installed in this way. |
| Runs
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Blemished film caused by excessive flow of coating. |
| Rural
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Pertaining to the area outside the cities. Often characterized by farms, small towns and unpopulated regions. |
| Rural electrification administration (rea)
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An agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture that makes loans to states and territories in the U.S. for rural electrification and the furnishing of electric energy to persons in rural areas who do not receive central station service. It also furnishes and improves electric and telephone service in rural areas, assists electric borrowers to implement energy conservation programs and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems, and studies the condition and progress of rural electrification. |
| Rural housing service
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U.S. Department of Agriculture program providing financing, when other funds are unavailable, to farmers and others to purchase rural property. |
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