railodokn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪlə(ʊ)dɒk/, U.S.

/ˈreɪloʊˌdɑk/,

/ˈreɪləˌdɑk/

Forms: 1900s– railodoc, 1900s– railodock, 1900s– railodok. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rail n.², -o- connective, dock v.², dock n.³

Etymology: Apparently < rail n.² + -o- connective + either dock v.² or dock n.³, although the motivation for the final element is not entirely clear.

Now historical.

(The name of) any of a number of electrically propelled vehicles, esp. one used to carry passengers. Frequently attributive.The original railodoks were used to support engineering work on the railways. However, they attracted public notice during the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924, when they were chiefly used to carry visitors on Exhibition tours.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > running on wheels > specific

railodok1920

Mailmobile1976

1920 Railway Engineer 43 73/1 Electrically propelled vehicles for railway terminal work... The ‘Railodok’ truck has automatic braking..and has four wheel steering gear with small turning radius... There is a spring seat provided for the operator..and a specially designed loading platform, allowing for easy housing of slings or crane loads... Tractor attachments..enables trailers to be easily attached.

1921 Times 22 Feb. 10/7 Another ex-Service man to whom the King spoke was a one-legged man in charge of a Railodok truck.

1924 Glasgow Herald 31 May 8 Her Majesty..toured the Exhibition in a railodok car.

1924 Brit. Weekly 21 Aug. 446/3 I made the complete tour in the railodoc.

1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 16 The terms for the various vehicles to take visitors round like the railodocks are probably doomed to extinction.

1997 K. G. Beauchamp Exhibiting Electr. xii. 247 The transport problem for visitors..was solved in two ways: by the use of a series of ‘Railodock’ electric buses and a new variable speed rail system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	railodok
释义	railodokn. Brit. /ˈreɪlə(ʊ)dɒk/, U.S. /ˈreɪloʊˌdɑk/, /ˈreɪləˌdɑk/ Forms: 1900s– railodoc, 1900s– railodock, 1900s– railodok. Also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rail n.², -o- connective, dock v.², dock n.³ Etymology: Apparently < rail n.² + -o- connective + either dock v.² or dock n.³, although the motivation for the final element is not entirely clear. Now historical. (The name of) any of a number of electrically propelled vehicles, esp. one used to carry passengers. Frequently attributive.The original railodoks were used to support engineering work on the railways. However, they attracted public notice during the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924, when they were chiefly used to carry visitors on Exhibition tours. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > running on wheels > specific railodok1920 Mailmobile1976 1920 Railway Engineer 43 73/1 Electrically propelled vehicles for railway terminal work... The ‘Railodok’ truck has automatic braking..and has four wheel steering gear with small turning radius... There is a spring seat provided for the operator..and a specially designed loading platform, allowing for easy housing of slings or crane loads... Tractor attachments..enables trailers to be easily attached. 1921 Times 22 Feb. 10/7 Another ex-Service man to whom the King spoke was a one-legged man in charge of a Railodok truck. 1924 Glasgow Herald 31 May 8 Her Majesty..toured the Exhibition in a railodok car. 1924 Brit. Weekly 21 Aug. 446/3 I made the complete tour in the railodoc. 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 16 The terms for the various vehicles to take visitors round like the railodocks are probably doomed to extinction. 1997 K. G. Beauchamp Exhibiting Electr. xii. 247 The transport problem for visitors..was solved in two ways: by the use of a series of ‘Railodock’ electric buses and a new variable speed rail system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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