| 单词 | surface road |
| 释义 | > as lemmassurface road surface road n. originally and chiefly U.S. a road running along the surface of the ground, as distinct from one which is elevated or underground.In early use applied to railroads; now more usually to roads for motor vehicles. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > of specific construction rackway1825 surface road1835 light railway1842 switchback1863 rack railway1879 monorail1884 chair road1895 cog-railway1896 mono-railway1902 cog-wheel system1904 monoline1992 1835 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 10 Jan. 6/1 By the Report..we learn from the progress of the work of Embankment, that there are now 65 miles of Surface Road, of which 27 miles are filled up level to the Rails. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 3 Sept. 6/4 The short-haul business is well provided for by the existing surface roads. 1993 Archit. Rev. Jan. 39 The construction..of the high-level urban motorway along the water's edge, with the surface road running beneath it. < as lemmas |
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