| 单词 | tip-up door |
| 释义 | > as lemmastip-up door Constructed to tip or tilt up, as a receptacle, for the purpose of emptying out its contents, or as a seat (in a theatre, etc.) when not occupied, so as to give room for passing. Esp. as tip-up seat; also with reference to a method of opening, as tip-up door. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > tilted or tilting > upwards > able to be tip-up1884 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 46/1 Lavatories, fitted complete with Tip-up Basins. 1887 Times 25 Aug. 4/5 Turn~tables, tip-up machines..are provided at distances of 100 ft. apart along the quay. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 10/1 The green upholstery of the comfortable ‘tip-up’ seats. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 10/2 Industrial vehicles, which include..lorries, tip-up wagons, carts, brewers' drays, and other wagons for heavy traction. 1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes xiii. 203 Mr. French pulled down the tip-up seat next to him. 1959 News Chron. 7 July 6/5 A local vicar, whose garage had tip-up doors. 1973 J. Drummond Bang! Bang! You're Dead! xxxvii. 127 Garages with tip-up doors. 1980 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. May 8/1 They are halls with tip-up seats designed for secular entertainment..as well as worship. < as lemmas |
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