roundwayadj.

Brit.

/ˈraʊn(d)weɪ/, U.S.

/ˈraʊn(d)ˌweɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., -way comb. form.

Etymology: < round adj. + -way comb. form.

1. Chiefly Plumbing. Of a pipe, esp. a stopcock: cylindrical in shape. Later also of a shaft.

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1833 Ipswich Jrnl. 31 Aug. (advt.) Very stout 370 gallon brewing copper,..with 2-inch round-way cock and pipe complete.

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. x. §2409 Improved extra strong round-way screw-down bib and stop cocks.

1903 W. R. Maguire Domest. Sanitary Drainage & Plumbing (rev. ed.) vi. 218 The ordinary round-way trap, if..of the U-form, seems to have everything in its favour.

1922 S. A. Ettelson Chicago Munic. Code lxxxix. 1141 All service pipes..shall be equipped with a buffalo or shut-off box, including a roundway stop-cock.

2002 Design News (Nexis) 18 Nov. 93 Available in diameters to 1 inch, all-stainless units feature 303 stainless pillow blocks, roundway shaft,..and motor couplings.

†2. Taking place in a circular arena; spec. = circensian adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [adjective] > moving round the arena

roundway1875

1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids viii. 636 From concourse of the hollow seats where roundway games were wrought.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	roundway
释义	roundwayadj. Brit. /ˈraʊn(d)weɪ/, U.S. /ˈraʊn(d)ˌweɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., -way comb. form. Etymology: < round adj. + -way comb. form. 1. Chiefly Plumbing. Of a pipe, esp. a stopcock: cylindrical in shape. Later also of a shaft. ΚΠ 1833 Ipswich Jrnl. 31 Aug. (advt.) Very stout 370 gallon brewing copper,..with 2-inch round-way cock and pipe complete. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. x. §2409 Improved extra strong round-way screw-down bib and stop cocks. 1903 W. R. Maguire Domest. Sanitary Drainage & Plumbing (rev. ed.) vi. 218 The ordinary round-way trap, if..of the U-form, seems to have everything in its favour. 1922 S. A. Ettelson Chicago Munic. Code lxxxix. 1141 All service pipes..shall be equipped with a buffalo or shut-off box, including a roundway stop-cock. 2002 Design News (Nexis) 18 Nov. 93 Available in diameters to 1 inch, all-stainless units feature 303 stainless pillow blocks, roundway shaft,..and motor couplings. †2. Taking place in a circular arena; spec. = circensian adj. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [adjective] > moving round the arena roundway1875 1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids viii. 636 From concourse of the hollow seats where roundway games were wrought. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1833
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