单词 | iron road |
释义 | > as lemmasiron road iron road n. now historical a roadway laid with iron rails, a railway; cf. iron way n. (b). ΚΠ 1795 Analyt. Rev. Nov. 456 The weight of the marl, bearing on twenty-four wheels, is discharged at so many points, that the iron road is much lighter, and consequently less expensive. 1838 F. Coghlan (title) The iron road book and railway companion. 1880 Harper's Mag. Oct. 722/2 On all the iron roads the freight trains were made up through long months to be concentrated on the lines leading into Chicago. 2004 L. Erdrich Four Souls (2005) i. 1 She rose and went on, kept walking until she came to the iron road. < as lemmas |
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