| 单词 | toy line |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoy line toy line n. now rare (chiefly historical) a small narrow-gauge railway, often originally constructed for industrial purposes, but subsequently carrying tourists or other passengers; = toy railway n. (b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > of specific construction > narrow gauge toy railway1852 toy line1865 Decauville1899 1865 London Society Oct. 371/2 We are all waiting for the return of the train which is to take us away along the little toy line to Llandudno. 1878 H. I. Jenkinson Guide N. Wales 271 Leaving the Cambrian train at Mynffordd Junction, the traveller walks up a path to the toy line, and enters one of the little carriages. 1999 A. J. Smith Privatized Infrastructure iv. 51 In July 1864 a British merchant..constructed a toy line about one third of a mile long outside the Hsuen Wu Gate in Peking. < as lemmas |
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