| 单词 | vehicle mile |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvehicle mile vehicle mile n. a unit of traffic measurement representing a distance of one mile travelled by one vehicle.In quot. 1871 with reference to railways, but in later use usually relating to road transport. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > mile > distance in miles > unit of distance travelled train mile1846 vehicle mile1871 passenger-mile1888 seat-mile1953 1871 Engineering 20 Oct. 248/3 The comparison should be rather per vehicle-mile, or still better per ton mile. 1964 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 36/2 The statistics of vehicle-miles travelled..show that usage of light vans has, in fact, been steadily increasing faster than road transport in general. 2010 W. R. Black Sustainable Transportation i. 7 In the United States the number of fatalities per vehicle mile is dropping, but mostly as a function of increases in vehicle miles driven. < as lemmas |
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