| 单词 | train dispatcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrain dispatcher train dispatcher n. U.S. and Canadian a railway official with responsibility for the movement of trains in a particular area or on a particular stretch of line. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > in charge of a railway or part of a railway trainmaster1828 train porter1842 train dispatcher1855 1855 Ann. Rep. Railroad Statistics N.Y. (N.Y. Engineer & Surveyor's Office) 429 Henry Goetchins, train dispatcher, was..crushed in such a manner as to cause his instant death. 1881 Chicago Times 14 May John Converse is appointed assistant train-dispatcher. 1954 Pop. Mech. Aug. 131/2 Newly installed equipment enables the train dispatcher at Dunsmuir, Calif., to keep switches free of ice along the distant 62-mile stretch. 2006 B. Solomon Working on Railroad iv. 128/1 In the context of modern operations, the train dispatcher is the most essential position in railroading. Without a dispatcher's authority, nothing moves and the track cannot be maintained. < as lemmas |
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