单词 | derestrict |
释义 | derestrictv. transitive. To remove restrictions from; spec. to remove a speed limit on traffic in a specified road, area, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from regulation or restriction unlacea1555 derestrict1955 delicense1957 deregulate1964 unban1968 1955 Times 24 June 4/7 The whole of the required two million tons to derestrict coal for the household market would have to come from America. Derivatives dereˈstricted adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective] > liberated > freed from restrictions derestricted1936 unbanned1997 1936 ‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles xxv. 270 Grant took full advantage of the lunchtime lull in traffic, and in derestricted areas excelled himself in the gentle art of speed with safety. 1960 Times 9 Feb. 14/6 Few of the Ministry of Transport driving test routes include derestricted roads. dereˈstriction n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > from restrictions or regulations derestriction1935 deregulation1963 unbanning1980 1935 Punch 29 May 634/3 Was it really necessary, for example, to add the word ‘Derestriction’ to our language in order to say that the speed-limit would no longer be enforced on certain roads? 1936 Times 9 Jan. 7/2 In the opinion of the Minister there had been a prima facie case for derestriction. 1937 Evening News 15 Feb. 8/3 Mr. Belisha's henchmen were busy removing the derestriction signs from the lamp-posts. 1966 J. Miles in T. Wisdom High-Performance Driving viii. 83 Since we've just passed a de-restriction sign, you can start motoring. 1971 Daily Tel. 19 May 17 De-restriction of the present broadcasting hours..is the least independent television can reasonably expect from the Government. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1935 |
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