| 单词 | rope race |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrope race rope race n. the compartment or passage through which a driving-rope passes; (also) a set of driving ropes. ΚΠ 1892 J. Nasmith Students' Cotton Spinning xii. 400 In arranging the blowing rooms it is now customary to separate them from the main building by the rope race. 1925 J. Grant Amos's Processes of Flour Manuf. (new ed.) xix. 243 The flywheels of such engines are usually grooved for a number of ropes, radiating in the rope-race to all the main power shafts of the mill. 1999 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 26 Feb. An original rope race converts the steam power into energy driving the machinery on all five floors of the factory. < as lemmas |
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