Appositive. Chiefly North American. Designating a person who or thing which works or operates mainly at night; applied esp. to vehicles, as owl bus…
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > tramcar > types of (8) owl car1856 Appositive. Chiefly North American. Designating a person who or thing which works or operates mainly at night; applied esp. to vehicles, as owl bus… horse-car1864 A tramcar (or railway-car) drawn by a horse or horses. Also attributive. bobtail car1875 (see quot. 1889). bobtailed car1875 with tail cut short; short-tailed. spec. U.S. bobtailed flush, bobtail straight = bob-tail, n. 6; bobtailed car = bobtail car n. at bob-tail, n. adj.c… automobile1881 A public passenger vehicle having its own means of propulsion, esp. a tramcar which combines engine and carriage. Cf. motor car, n. 1. Now disused. belt tram1894 a tram which runs on a line that encircles a city or urban area; cf. beltline, n. 1. toast-rack1905 A contrivance for holding dry toast, keeping each piece on edge and separate. Also transferred, a vehicle, esp. a tram, having full-width seats and… short1914 Something that is short. U.S. slang. A street-car; a car. |
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