| 单词 | main trunk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmain trunk main trunk n. Railways the principal line of a railway; the trunk line; New Zealand (frequently as Main Trunk), the principal line: (a) (in the North Island) between Wellington and Auckland; (b) (in the South Island) between Picton and Dunedin (or Invercargill). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > forming part of a system > types of branch line1825 sideline1831 stem1832 light rail1836 suburban1839 branch railway1840 main line1841 spurring1842 local line1843 trunk line1843 extension1852 feeder1855 main trunk1858 loop-line1859 loop1863 spur1878 main1886 spur line1924 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 149/2 Feeder,..a branch railway, running into the main-trunk line. 1863 in N.Z. National Bibliogr. (1980) I. ii. (plate facing p. 912) A railway from Auckland to the proposed new capital, and thence to Wellington, with branches to Hawke's Bay and Taranki, to be called the Great Trunk Railway of New Zealand.] 1887 Auckland Weekly News 14 May 8 The Main Trunk Railway runs within a few miles of this proposed National Park. 1902 Settler's Handbk. N.Z. (Lands Dept.) 52 The main trunk railway-line is constructed to Culverden, twelve miles north of Hurunui. 1934 ‘R. Hyde’ Journalese 224 It has been unofficially recorded that Lord Jellicoe was one of the few to use the communication cord on the Main Trunk. 1991 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 7 Nov. 3 Repair Crews had worked through the night and it was hoped to have the Main Trunk reopened today. < as lemmas |
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