| 单词 | tofc |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTOFC TOFC n. originally U.S. trailer on flatcar (with reference to a type of freight container). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > specific system of freight transport piggybacking1936 TOFC1954 trailer-on-flatcar1954 kangaroo1967 1954 Economist 13 Mar. 779/1 These ‘piggy-backs’ or ‘trailers-on-flat-cars (TOFC)’..have now become a major preoccupation of the railways. 1964 Economist 26 Sept. 1243/1 The [US] railways have introduced TOFC service—trailer-on-flatcar, better known as Piggyback. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 p. iii/2 Rolling stock and terminals designed for containers should be owned or operated, or..TOFC (‘piggyback’ or ‘kangaroo’) equivalent should be owned or operated. < as lemmas |
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