单词 | gwr |
释义 | > as lemmasGWR GWR n. British Great Western Railway, (a) (originally) the Great Western main line railway connecting London and Bristol, first opened in 1841; (also) the company founded in 1833 to establish and operate that line (now historical); (b) (in later use) the private company which in 1996 took over responsibility for operating trains and services along this line as part of the privatization of British Rail.Cf. GW n. ΚΠ 1889 E. Dowson Let. 18 Oct. (1967) 109 I bought it at Truro coming up the G.W.R. 2001 P. J. G. Ransom Snow, Flood & Tempest x. 149 What the GWR did was to construct a concrete avalanche shelter over the length concerned, which was for many years the only one of its kind in Britain. 2016 Oxf. Mail (Nexis) 26 July Each winner will receive a pair of first class tickets to be used anywhere on the GWR network. < as lemmas |
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