| 单词 | moving sidewalk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoving sidewalk moving sidewalk n. chiefly North American = moving pavement n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > other means of conveyance > [noun] > moving pavement moving sidewalk1871 moving platform1892 moving walkway1899 slidewalk1948 Speed-walk1955 travelator1955 moving pavement1960 1871 World (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 2/2 A plan, already patented, for a moving sidewalk, which shall be in perpetual motion, carrying pedestrians at the rate of ten miles an hour. 1895 Electr. World 17 Aug. 193/1 A sort of electric railway from the base to the top of Montmartre..to be quite similar to the moving sidewalk which was exhibited at the World's Fair. 1955 Sci. News Let. 8 Oct. 232/3 A moving sidewalk with cleated escalator treads had been developed by the Otis Elevator Company... Designers foresee use of the moving platform, called ‘Trav-o-lator’, for such congested areas as airports, subway stations, [etc.]. 1994 C. Pursell White Heat iii. 89 The ‘people mover’ or moving sidewalk..was first used at Chicago's Columbia Exposition in 1893, then appeared in Harrod's department store in 1898, and finally made it to the London Underground..in 1960. < as lemmas |
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