| 单词 | corniche road |
| 释义 | > as lemmascorniche road In full corniche road = cornice n. 3; spec. (with capital initial) the road from Nice to Genoa overlooking the Mediterranean; hence, any coastal road with panoramic views. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > specific roads Watling Streetc885 fosseOE Fosse Streetc1175 Fosse Way1422 Fosse Road1724 Outer Circle1829 corniche road1837 Salarian Way1866 silk route1913 North Circular1921 Radar Alley1971 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > on coastal cliff corniche road1883 1837 H. C. Robinson Diary 17 Mar. (1967) 165 Our tour..included a journey through France along the Corniche road to Pisa. 1852 E. Twisleton Let. 29 Oct. (1928) iv. 60 Between Nice and Genoa... The road is justly named the Corniche (cornice) for it runs on rocks which often jut over the sea as a cornice might. 1883 R. F. Burton & V. F. Cameron To Gold Coast I. iii. 56 Seixal, on the north-west coast, famous for its corniche-road. 1945 A. Huxley Time must have Stop (new ed.) xv. 157 They found the car and drove back to Monte Carlo along the Corniche. 1959 Listener 22 Jan. 165/1 The new corniche road between Athens and Cape Sunion makes an impressive third to compete with the corniche roads of the French Riviera and the wonderful corniche road from Sorrento to Amalfi. < as lemmas |
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