| 单词 | wrecking crane |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswrecking crane C1. attributive, esp. in sense ‘used for, or in connection with, relating to, salvaging wreck’, as wrecking car, wrecking crane, wrecking outfit, wrecking pump, wrecking train; also wrecking law, wrecking operation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [adjective] > relating to salvage wrecking1804 salving1869 1804 D. M’Kinnen Tour Brit. W. Indies ix. 144 Effecting an immediate escape in a wrecking-vessel from this wild and inhospitable spot. 1868 H. D. Grant Rep. Wrecking in Bahamas 36 Copies of abstract of the wrecking laws. 1868 H. D. Grant Rep. Wrecking in Bahamas 62 The harbour-master.., who formerly commanded a wrecker and now owns licensed wrecking vessels. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 644/1 Fairbairn's traveling-crane..is adapted for a wrecking-crane for railroad use. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2821/1 Wrecking-car, one carrying devices for removing obstructions from the track, such as wrecked cars or locomotives. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2821/2 Wrecking-pump, a steam-pump specially designed for pumping the water out of bilged or sunken vessels, in order to raise them. 1891 Harper's Weekly 19 Sept. 914/2 A wrecking train soon removed the débris. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 68 The wrecking outfit should be immediately available. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 68 Wrecking operations. < as lemmas |
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