英语词汇“railplane”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

railplane n. now historical a propeller-driven train that runs suspended on an overhead rail.The railplane was invented by George Bennie (1891–1957) and was trialled in Milngavie, Scotland, before being abandoned in the 1930s.

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1927 Ogden (Ogden City, Utah) Standard-Examiner 4 Nov. 6/6 A railplane transportation system in which electric overhead cars similar to airplanes will supply local service, is being considered in Glasgow, Scotland.

1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 49 (caption) The newest ‘rail plane’.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Sept. 6/8 A railplane car, built along the lines of airplane architecture and designed to carry passengers over railroad tracks at ninety miles an hour.

1968 S. E. Ellacott Hist. Everyday Things in Eng. 1914–68 xii. 185 A gallant pioneer effort..to revolutionize rail travel by suspending a carriage on an overhead rail..was the invention of a Scot, George Bennie, who built his first railplane in 1929... Ironically, a monorail service was running with apparent success in Tokyo in 1957.

2006 Scotsman (Nexis) 20 May 6 Introduction to Design includes George Bennie's design for the ‘railplane,’ a railway coach hanging from a suspended rail and pulled by propellers.

单词	railplane
释义	> as lemmas railplane railplane n. now historical a propeller-driven train that runs suspended on an overhead rail.The railplane was invented by George Bennie (1891–1957) and was trialled in Milngavie, Scotland, before being abandoned in the 1930s. ΚΠ 1927 Ogden (Ogden City, Utah) Standard-Examiner 4 Nov. 6/6 A railplane transportation system in which electric overhead cars similar to airplanes will supply local service, is being considered in Glasgow, Scotland. 1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 49 (caption) The newest ‘rail plane’. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Sept. 6/8 A railplane car, built along the lines of airplane architecture and designed to carry passengers over railroad tracks at ninety miles an hour. 1968 S. E. Ellacott Hist. Everyday Things in Eng. 1914–68 xii. 185 A gallant pioneer effort..to revolutionize rail travel by suspending a carriage on an overhead rail..was the invention of a Scot, George Bennie, who built his first railplane in 1929... Ironically, a monorail service was running with apparent success in Tokyo in 1957. 2006 Scotsman (Nexis) 20 May 6 Introduction to Design includes George Bennie's design for the ‘railplane,’ a railway coach hanging from a suspended rail and pulled by propellers. extracted from railn.² < as lemmas
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