| 单词 | thiefrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasThiefrow Thiefrow n. a nickname for Heathrow Airport, London, with allusion to its reputation for lax security, luggage theft, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > airport > specific for Heathrow airport Thiefrow1973 1973 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 19 Aug. 32 The plundering of cargo at London's Heathrow Airport, is now so prolific that workers there call it ‘Thiefrow’. 1981 E. Ward Baltic Emerald i. 2 Jewel couriers are hired for..security and insurance. Special air freight is available but London Airport is still called Thief Row. 1990 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 15/8 The last major initiative against baggage-handlers, the workers who prompted the jibes ‘Thiefrow and Gatnick’, was in 1987 when 37 BA staff were arrested. < as lemmas |
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