| 单词 | roadmaster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroadmaster roadmaster n. (a) a man in charge of a road, or road construction, repair, etc.; (b) (chiefly U.S.) a person in charge of a railway, or part of a railway. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > in charge of track roadmaster1813 supervisor1842 1813 H. G. Spafford Gazetteer State N.-Y. 28 A Town Clerk,..Commissioners of highways, Overseers of highways or Road masters, Fence viewers, [etc.]. 1856 N.Y. Herald 12 Jan. 1/4 James Flood is road master of his section; any obstruction being on the track it is the duty of the flagman to exhibit his red flag. 1898 Engineering 16 66 The road master..has charge, of the roadway, including the track, bridges [etc.]. 1905 R. Kipling Actions & Reactions (1909) 21 On my uncle's farm, in Connecticut. He was what they call road-master there. 1991 Public Wks. Nov. 49/3 The crew includes a roadmaster and four other full-time employees. < as lemmas |
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