单词 | vestibule train |
释义 | > as lemmasvestibule train d. An enclosed and covered-in portion at either end of a railway carriage, serving as a means of passage from one carriage to another. Also attributive in vestibule train (see vestibuled adj.). Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > parts of platform1821 clerestorya1884 vestibule1889 corridor1892 1889 Daily News 7 May 7/3 Communication was then established by throwing a board across, and privacy secured by stretching a piece of canvas above to connect the two roofs. It was the vestibule train principle established unexpectedly in a new quarter. 1890 T. M. Cooley et al. Railways Amer. 246 A perfectly enclosed vestibule of handsome architectural appearance between the cars. 1896 Daily News 14 July 9/7 The new vestibule East Coast train. < as lemmas |
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