| 单词 | guard-iron |
| 释义 | > as lemmasguard-iron guard-iron n. (a) Nautical (see quot. 1769); (b) = sense 16h. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > either extremity of vessel > [noun] > ornament > iron bars over guard-iron1769 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive > buffer guard-iron1877 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Guard-irons,..arched bars of iron placed over the ornamental figures, on a ship's head..to defend them from..some other ship when they lie close to, or rub against each other. 1802 J. Perrott in Naval Chron. 7 349 I saw him taking hold of the guard-iron. 1877 M. Reynolds Locom. Engine Driving 100 He also stepped over to his own side of the engine foot-plate, and he had scarcely been there fifteen seconds when something was struck by the buffer-beam or guard-iron of the engine. < as lemmas |
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