| 释义 |
Zamboni Chiefly N. Amer.|zæmˈbəʊnɪ|
Also zamboni.
[See quot. 1965.]
A proprietary name for a machine used to resurface ice rinks.
1965Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Feb. tm 93 Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Paramount, Calif... Zamboni for ice resurfacing machines and dump attachments therefor. First use July 1962. 1968Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 Apr. 517/2 Zamboni... Machines for resurfacing ice rinks and parts and fittings therefor. 1974Kingston (Ontario) Whig-Standard 11 July 14/2 With 12 scrapers, I could do that ice in nine minutes. With the Zamboni, it took a little longer..but I will have to admit it does do a better job. 1978Winnipeg Free Press 25 Sept. 53/4 A crack in the boards near the door used by the zamboni helped Guindon open the scoring. 1984N.Y. Times 11 Feb. i. 22/6 Then the ice was glazed by a smooth-nosed French cousin of the Zamboni before another Soviet skater..glided to gold medals. |