“railophone”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

railophone

释义

† railophone Obs.|ˈreɪləfəʊn|
Also with capital initial.
[f. rail n.² + -o + phone n.²]
A telephone in a train. Also attrib. Hence as v. trans., to telephone by means of such a phone.
1911Times 8 Feb. 25/2 Any train fitted with the Railophone can be instantly spoken to.1911Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 268/1 (heading) The Railophone system of wireless telephony on trains.1912Morning Post 29 June 10/7 Last year the first public installation of the railophone..was made on the Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, and the process of telephoning to and from moving trains and the sending of messages from stations to trains and vice versa was then clearly demonstrated.Ibid., These instruments are electrically connected with two large insulated copper coils mounted in a wooden casing called the railophone frames.Ibid., Messages to and from passengers can be railophoned with ease.

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