| 单词 | curtain-sided |
| 释义 | > as lemmascurtain-sided curtain-sided adj. (of a vehicle) having curtains or curtain-like material at the sides; spec. (of a lorry or trailer) having sides made from a strengthened and flexible material that can be drawn and opened like a pair of curtains.In quot. 1914 referring to a railway Pullman car. ΚΠ 1914 Everybody's Mag. Apr. 486/2 Friendliness and brotherly love are beautiful things; but it seems extravagant to undress and dress again in a narrow, curtain-sided box merely for the sake of the satisfaction of being able to hear your neighbor snore. 1961 M. Sandoz Love Song to Plains (1966) v. 99 That year Smith, Jackson and Sublette started out with..two Dearborns—curtain-sided carriages drawn by one mule apiece. 1970 Financial Times 6 Jan. 9/7 The Tautliner curtain sided semi-trailer is designed to give almost the same protection in transit as a box van. 2011 Daily Tel. 11 Mar. 2/1 The curtain-sided lorry toppled over a bridge. < as lemmas |
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