| 单词 | train jumping |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrain jumping train jumping n. originally U.S. (a) the action of jumping on to or from a (moving) train; (b) the practice of boarding a train illegally. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > without paying free-riding1855 train jumping1881 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > fare > by rail > non-payment of train jumping1881 1881 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 29 Aug. The young man was arrested for train jumping. 1883 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 27 Mar. 1 To guard against any attempt at train-jumping, Houck wears a couple of ‘Oregon boots’, being a leather contrivance with a twelve-pound iron fastened to the calf of each leg. 1888 Deseret Weekly (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory) 29 Dec. 4/2 He also initiated Charles into the mysteries of train jumping. 1965 H. P. Tritton Time means Tucker i. 18 I..silently cursed myself for being fool enough to take on train-jumping. 1995 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 17 Sept. At an early age he had a yearning to wander and has rarely settled since. The mischievous youth took up train jumping when he left home. 2004 J. Campbell Final Frontiersman ii. 39 Train jumping was perilous, and it was only a matter of time until someone got hurt. < as lemmas |
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