high centrehigh centern.

Brit.

/hʌɪ ˈsɛntə/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ ˈsɛn(t)ər/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and centre n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., centre n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + centre n.¹

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A ridge formed along the centre of a narrow (dirt) road or track as ruts are worn away on either side.

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1905 Rambler Mag. Dec. 319/2 The Rambler's [sc. a car] highest part is in the center, just where you need every inch to get over the high centers and stones.

1910 Motor World 8 Sept. 628 c/1 A second car..got as far as Buck mountain... There it struck a ‘high center’ and was left for repairs.

1937 C. L. Camp & G. D. Hanna Methods in Paleontol. p. xix Difficulties encountered in cross-country driving are dry sand, mud, high centers, and quicksand.

1958 M. Sandoz Cattlemen v. i. 459 A few old-timers hung on as buggy bosses.., with a couple of young mechanics to help push the city automobile out of the sand or off rocks and high centers.

1997 R. Adkison Hiking Grand Canyon National Park 222 Rocks and roots, potholes, and farther on, high centers make the use of a high-clearance vehicle advisable.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high centre
释义	high centrehigh centern. Brit. /hʌɪ ˈsɛntə/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ ˈsɛn(t)ər/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and centre n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., centre n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + centre n.¹ Originally and chiefly U.S. A ridge formed along the centre of a narrow (dirt) road or track as ruts are worn away on either side. ΚΠ 1905 Rambler Mag. Dec. 319/2 The Rambler's [sc. a car] highest part is in the center, just where you need every inch to get over the high centers and stones. 1910 Motor World 8 Sept. 628 c/1 A second car..got as far as Buck mountain... There it struck a ‘high center’ and was left for repairs. 1937 C. L. Camp & G. D. Hanna Methods in Paleontol. p. xix Difficulties encountered in cross-country driving are dry sand, mud, high centers, and quicksand. 1958 M. Sandoz Cattlemen v. i. 459 A few old-timers hung on as buggy bosses.., with a couple of young mechanics to help push the city automobile out of the sand or off rocks and high centers. 1997 R. Adkison Hiking Grand Canyon National Park 222 Rocks and roots, potholes, and farther on, high centers make the use of a high-clearance vehicle advisable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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