| 单词 | speed-walk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSpeed-walk Speed-walk n. U.S. a proprietary term for a moving walkway for conveying passengers; also (with lower-case initial) in general use; cf. travelator n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > other means of conveyance > [noun] > moving pavement moving sidewalk1871 moving platform1892 moving walkway1899 slidewalk1948 Speed-walk1955 travelator1955 moving pavement1960 1955 Britannica Bk. of Year 490/1 Speedwalk, a moving sidewalk. 1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 4 Sept. tm9 Passenger Belt Conveyors, Inc., Akron, Ohio... Speedwalk..For Passenger Belt Conveying Apparatus. First use Mar. 29, 1954. 1960 Times Rev. Industry Apr. 28/1 A twin-track passenger-carrying conveyor belt..is being constructed in London... Known as speed-walks.. and travolators, at least two dozen installations are already in use in the United States. 1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 126 431/1 We can expect to see improvements in short-haul feeder and ancillary systems such as speedwalks, travelators and escalators. < as lemmas |
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