| 单词 | stop-gate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstop-gate stop-gate n. (a) a gate placed across a railway; (b) a gate by which the water in one section of a canal can be shut off from the next in case of damage to the bank; (c) a stop-valve. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > gate stop-gate1790 crossing-gate1929 the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > contrivance for impounding water > gate, lock, or sluice hatchOE clowa1250 lock1261 water lock1261 sluice1340 water gate1390 sewer-gate1402 spay1415 floodgatec1440 shuttlec1440 spayer1450 gate1496 falling gate1524 spoye1528 gote1531 penstock1542 ventil1570 drawgate1587 flood-hatch1587 turnpike1623 slaker1664 lock gate1677 hatchway1705 flash1768 turnpike-lock1771 sluice-gate1781 pound-lock1783 stop-gate1790 buck gate1791 slacker1797 aboiteau1802 koker1814 guard-lock1815 falling sluice1819 lasher1840 fender1847 tailgate1875 weir-hatch1875 wicket1875 the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > gate > gate across railway stop-gate1790 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve cockc1483 window1576 stopcock1584 register1612 shut1651 valve1659 flap1824 shut-off1869 stop-tap1895 stop-gate1902 1790 Act 30 Geo. III c. 82 §58 The Person or Persons making every such Cut shall..make, erect, and maintain a Stop Gate or Stop Gates on every such Cut, in order to prevent the Water being drained..out of the said Canal. 1793 Act 33 Geo. III c. 95 §40 Every Horse..which shall..travel upon any such Rail or Waggon Way,..and shall pass through or by any Stop Gate..erected upon or across the same. 1872 D. Stevenson Canal & River Engin. (ed. 2) 16 It is necessary to introduce stop-gates at short intervals of a few miles,..so that in the event of a breach occurring, the gates may be shut, [etc.]. 1898 Daily News 14 Dec. 6/3 An engine,..over-running the stopgate, ran down an incline at a great rate. 1902 Science 10 Jan. 66 The closing of the stop-gate [= valve] is instantaneous. < as lemmas |
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