Definition of lengthman in English:
lengthman
nounPlural lengthmenˈlɛŋ(k)θmənˈlɛn(t)θmən
archaic A person employed to maintain a section of road or railway.
Example sentencesExamples
- But when each village station had a staff of up to a dozen, all told, plus the local lengthmen, platelayers and the like, the railway must have featured large in the village economy on a national scale.
- Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
- But all the councils have set their precepts for this year and the only way they could afford to employ a lengthman would be to raise the parish precepts next year.
- Employing two lengthmen or handymen is another possibility, said Coun Francis.
- Only Westen - hanger, Chilham, Grove Ferry and Wye had fewer than five staff, and that does not include lengthmen.