rolling stockn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌstɒk/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌstɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling adj., stock n.¹

Etymology: < rolling adj. + stock n.¹

1. The locomotives, carriages, and other vehicles used on a railway. In British usage, powered vehicles are typically not included in ‘rolling stock’ (see quot. 1914).In quot. 1858 in extended use: a group of people.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun]

rolling stock1847

rolling plant1848

1847 Morning Chron. 12 Apr. 2/2 The rolling stock..is to remain the property of the company at the expiration of the concession.

1853 S. Hughes Gas-works 335 Expenses necessary..for keeping in perfect order both the rolling stock and the permanent way.

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lxvi. 299 There is a regular rolling stock of bad farmers in every country.

1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) 127 In regard to the rolling stock..a deterioration of the value of the locomotives had taken place to the amount of..£100,000.

1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 152 The North-Western rolling-stock works.

1914 Railway Mag. 35 240 The control of the railways has been taken over by the government for the purpose of ensuring that the railways, locomotives, rolling stock and staff shall be used as one complete unit..for the movement of troops.

1940 Railroad Mag. 27 vi. 69/1 The pike boasts one Diesel-electric and one steam loco,..and its rolling stock is steadily growing.

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Aug. 6/5 Saskatchewan wants..Ottawa to subsidize the railways' purchase of new rolling stock.

2003 B. J. Cudahy Cent. Subways iii. 135 These original thirty cars would be the only windowless rolling stock built for the London Underground.

2. North American. Trucks and other heavy or utility vehicles driven on roads; spec. the fleet of such vehicles owned or used by a particular company, agency, etc.

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1935 Jefferson City (Missouri) Post-Tribune 5 Mar. 4/2 (heading) Maintenance costs of department rolling stock.

1973 T. H. Pope Hist. Newberry County, S. Carolina 143 It [sc. the Senn Trucking Company] has diversified into vans and currently owns some 85 percent of its rolling stock.

2001 Equipm. Today Mar. 47/2 The company's fleet includes large cranes, excavators, wheel loaders and even tunnel boring machines, plus a large number of rolling stock (pickups, flatbeds, fuel trucks, etc.).

2009 Star Beacon (Ashtabula, Ohio) (Nexis) 16 Jan. Two trucks that reportedly sucked money from the Conneaut Fire Department's maintenance fund recently have been removed from the rolling stock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rolling stock
释义	rolling stockn. Brit. /ˈrəʊlɪŋ ˌstɒk/, U.S. /ˈroʊlɪŋ ˌstɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling adj., stock n.¹ Etymology: < rolling adj. + stock n.¹ 1. The locomotives, carriages, and other vehicles used on a railway. In British usage, powered vehicles are typically not included in ‘rolling stock’ (see quot. 1914).In quot. 1858 in extended use: a group of people. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] rolling stock1847 rolling plant1848 1847 Morning Chron. 12 Apr. 2/2 The rolling stock..is to remain the property of the company at the expiration of the concession. 1853 S. Hughes Gas-works 335 Expenses necessary..for keeping in perfect order both the rolling stock and the permanent way. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lxvi. 299 There is a regular rolling stock of bad farmers in every country. 1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) 127 In regard to the rolling stock..a deterioration of the value of the locomotives had taken place to the amount of..£100,000. 1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 152 The North-Western rolling-stock works. 1914 Railway Mag. 35 240 The control of the railways has been taken over by the government for the purpose of ensuring that the railways, locomotives, rolling stock and staff shall be used as one complete unit..for the movement of troops. 1940 Railroad Mag. 27 vi. 69/1 The pike boasts one Diesel-electric and one steam loco,..and its rolling stock is steadily growing. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Aug. 6/5 Saskatchewan wants..Ottawa to subsidize the railways' purchase of new rolling stock. 2003 B. J. Cudahy Cent. Subways iii. 135 These original thirty cars would be the only windowless rolling stock built for the London Underground. 2. North American. Trucks and other heavy or utility vehicles driven on roads; spec. the fleet of such vehicles owned or used by a particular company, agency, etc. ΚΠ 1935 Jefferson City (Missouri) Post-Tribune 5 Mar. 4/2 (heading) Maintenance costs of department rolling stock. 1973 T. H. Pope Hist. Newberry County, S. Carolina 143 It [sc. the Senn Trucking Company] has diversified into vans and currently owns some 85 percent of its rolling stock. 2001 Equipm. Today Mar. 47/2 The company's fleet includes large cranes, excavators, wheel loaders and even tunnel boring machines, plus a large number of rolling stock (pickups, flatbeds, fuel trucks, etc.). 2009 Star Beacon (Ashtabula, Ohio) (Nexis) 16 Jan. Two trucks that reportedly sucked money from the Conneaut Fire Department's maintenance fund recently have been removed from the rolling stock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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