“Ro、Railer”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Ro-Railer

释义

Ro-Railer|rəʊˈreɪlə(r)|
Also ro-railer.
[f. road n. + rail n.² + -er¹.]
The name of an experimental vehicle, introduced by the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway, which could be adapted to run on either road or railway. (No longer current.) Cf. road-railer s.v. road n. 12.
1931Times Educ. Suppl. 31 Jan. p. iv/1 Trials of the ‘ro-railer’, a vehicle which..can be driven either on the railway or on the road.1934Discovery Nov. 317/1 The L.M.S. have experimented with various types [of railcar], including a ‘Ro-Railer’ which can run equally well on road and on rail, and more conventional Diesel-engined car.1959H. Ellis Brit. Railway Hist. II. iii. i. 334 The L.M.S. tried out, on the Stratford upon Avon and Midland Junction line, a motor bus called a Ro-Railer, with two sets of wheels which could be very quickly substituted, one for another, according to whether it were to go on road or railway.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“Ro-Railer”的英文意思

“roquette”的英文意思

“投资者”英文翻译

“投资经理”英文翻译

“roring”的英文意思

“rore”的英文意思

相关推荐