单词 | pre-railroad |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-railroad pre-railroad adj. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈreɪlrəʊd/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈreɪlˌroʊd/ ΚΠ 1852 F. L. Olmsted Walks & Talks 201 This was an immense vehicle, of pre-railroad origin, like our Pennsylvania wagons, but heavier and higher. 2000 New Eng. Q. 73 427 The identity of that New England she [sc. Harriet Beecher Stowe] often recalls with affectionate nostalgia from the pre-railroad era..remained in essence Congregationalist. < as lemmas |
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