| 释义 |
canalling, vbl. n.|kəˈnælɪŋ|
[f. canal n. and v. + -ing1.]
a. The construction of a canal; canal-making; canal-work.
b. Travelling or doing business by canal; canal traffic.
1834Chamb. Jrnl. I. 40 The longest piece of canalling required to open the whole line. 1885Harper's Mag. May 858/2 The journey..is made up of twenty miles of..canalling. 1885Graceville (Minnesota) Transcript 3 Jan. 2/1 They say the days of canaling are over..The railroads..have taken all that business. |