| 单词 | pilot engine |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspilot engine pilot engine n. Railways (a) a locomotive coupled to another to assist in pulling a heavy load or ascending a steep gradient; (b) = pilot locomotive n.; (c) a locomotive used for shunting or for moving rolling stock over a particular short section of track. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive > steam locomotive > to assist in climbing steep slopes bank engine1835 banking engine1838 pilot engine1839 banker1852 bank1866 roof garden1932 1839 Ann. Reg. 1838 Chron. 40/1 His engine came into collision with another pilot engine. 1859 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 20 May 462/1 Drawing a heavy load up the incline from Southampton to Andover..without the aid of a pilot engine. 1860 K. Cornwallis Royalty in New World xxvii. 238 A pilot engine ran two miles ahead of the royal train. 1947 T. A. Bailey Woodrow Wilson & Great Betrayal vi. 103 The party was to be carried on a special train, which, for purposes of safety, was to be preceded by a pilot engine. 1955 Railway Mag. May 302/1 A halt was made at Blarney, to detach the pilot engine. 1997 Mod. Railways July 456/3 No. 97654's final claim to fame..was as engineers' pilot engine on the Paddington ‘throat’ track remodelling. < as lemmas |
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