trunk line

noun

a major long-distance transportation line.

trunk (def. 8).

Origin of trunk line

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby trunk line

trunk engine, trunkfish, trunkful, trunk hose, trunking, trunk line, trunk piston, trunk road, trunks, trunk show, trunnel

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Example sentences from the Web for trunk line

National participation, however, should be confined to trunk-line systems.
State of the Union Addresses of Calvin Coolidge|Calvin Coolidge
Before the panic of 1857 the trunk-line railways had completed their net of tracks between the Mississippi and tidewater.
The New Nation|Frederic L. Paxson
It now looks as if they were the only way through for a majority of the trunk-line railroads.
The Railroad Problem|Edward Hungerford
As far back as the early fifties this great work of rebuilding the trunk-line railroads was begun.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

The seven vertical rows of keys, immediately to the right of the three trunk-line rows, are the line keys.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller

British Dictionary definitions for trunk line

trunk line

noun

a direct link between two telephone exchanges or switchboards that are a considerable distance apart

the main route or routes on a railway

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单词	trunk line
释义	trunk line noun a major long-distance transportation line. trunk (def. 8). Origin of trunk line First recorded in 1850–55 Words nearby trunk line trunk engine, trunkfish, trunkful, trunk hose, trunking, trunk line, trunk piston, trunk road, trunks, trunk show, trunnel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trunk line National participation, however, should be confined to trunk-line systems. State of the Union Addresses of Calvin Coolidge\|Calvin Coolidge Before the panic of 1857 the trunk-line railways had completed their net of tracks between the Mississippi and tidewater. The New Nation\|Frederic L. Paxson It now looks as if they were the only way through for a majority of the trunk-line railroads. The Railroad Problem\|Edward Hungerford As far back as the early fifties this great work of rebuilding the trunk-line railroads was begun. The Modern Railroad\|Edward Hungerford The seven vertical rows of keys, immediately to the right of the three trunk-line rows, are the line keys. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2\|Kempster Miller British Dictionary definitions for trunk line trunk line noun a direct link between two telephone exchanges or switchboards that are a considerable distance apart the main route or routes on a railway Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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