| 单词 | locomotive works |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslocomotive works locomotive works n. ΚΠ 1845 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 9 Jan. 142/2 (advt.) Norris' Locomotive Works, Bush Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway vii. 118 Crewe, which previous to the establishment of the locomotive works was inhabited only by a few farmers and cottagers, has now developed into a flourishing town. 1966 G. F. Allen Brit. Rail after Beeching xii. 357 Of the Southern Region's locomotive works, Brighton had already been shut down and Ashford (Kent) had been slated for closure. 2008 M. Anson in J. Melling & A. Booth Managing Mod. Workplace iii. 50 Some indication of the buoyancy of the local labour market [in Swindon] is gained from the fact that 2,800 jobs were shed at the locomotive works alone between 1947 and 1966 without undue effect. < as lemmas |
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