单词 | road-faring |
释义 | > as lemmasroad-faring road-faring n. and adj. (a) adj. that travels by road; (b) n. the action, practice, or process of travelling by road; frequently attributive. ΘΠ society > travel > [noun] > by road road-faring1883 society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > by road wayferingOE wayfaringOE road-faring1883 1883 R. D. Blackmore Cripps, Carrier (new ed.) xxviii. 186 And who be he to do such a thing, a road-faring, twopenny carrier? 1915 R. Wellbye (title) The roadfaring handbook to inexpensive motor touring. 1925 Chambers's Jrnl. June 379/2 She would probably not average over 2 m.p.h., which seems almost incredible to a different section of the road-faring fraternity. 1944 Times 5 Jan. 6 War-time road accident figures are consistently low, but it would be dangerous to conclude from this that the standard of roadfaring is higher these days than before the war. 2004 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Apr. 2 They're not as simple to flag down as their road-faring equivalent, but a water taxi is just as handy. < as lemmas |
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