| 单词 | surface car |
| 释义 | > as lemmassurface car surface car n. U.S. (now rare) a tramcar running on a track level with the surface of the ground, as distinct from an elevated or underground track. Cf. sense Compounds 2a(d). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > tramcar streetcar1832 road car1834 tram-carriage1868 tramway car1872 tram-car1873 surface car1879 tram1879 car1890 railbus1932 1879 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 24 Jan. 5/3 It is high time now to consider whether waiting an hour on a platform in the air is any more rapid transit than swinging to a greasy strap in a surface car. 1909 E. Banks Myst. Frances Farrington 103 She took a surface car to help her on her way. 1932 J. T. Farrell Judgment Day (1959) xiii. 213 Reluctantly he crossed to catch a surface car. < as lemmas |
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