单词 | ice car |
释义 | > as lemmasice car ice car n. (a) a vehicle adapted or designed to be driven on ice (rare); (b) a refrigerated lorry or railway wagon adapted for the transport of ice or perishable goods. ΚΠ 1809 Friend 28 Dec. 302 The lower Lake is now all alive with Scaters, and with Ladies driven onward by them in their ice cars. 1834 Hazard's Reg. Pennsylvania Jan. 50/2 During the season of its distribution and sale, much of the night and early morning must be employed in loading and despatching the Ice Cars under his supervision. 1853 Pennsylvania Farm Jrnl. Nov. 280/1 In ice houses on vessels, fresh provisions, are kept safe for many weeks, and ice cars or refrigerators, could readily be constructed for transporting poultry, fresh moat choice fruits, game, &c., on a large scale. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 560/2 In Canada there is also a special ice-car service for the carriage of butter to Montreal. 2004 R. H. Schleicher Big Bk. of Lionel iv. xv. 201/1 The blocks are moved down a chute to be unloaded through the door in the side of the ice car. < as lemmas |
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