| 释义 |
waist-rail
1. Naut. (See quot. 1867.)
1804Duncan Mariner's Chron. Pref. p. xix, Drift-rails, fife-rails, sheer-rails, waist-rails, &c. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Waist-rail. the channel-rail or moulding of the ship's side.
2. Carriage-building. (See quot.)
1884M. N. Forney Car-builder's Dict. (Cent.), Waist-rail, a horizontal piece in the framing of the side of a passenger⁓carriage. |