单词 | gas jockey |
释义 | > as lemmasgas jockey gas jockey n. North American colloquial (a) a racing car driver (now rare); (b) a person employed to refuel motor vehicles at a petrol station. ΚΠ 1929 Pittsburgh Courier 29 June ii. 5/3 (heading) Famous gas jockeys priming mounts for holiday grind at Arden. 1947 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 24 Dec. 1/7 (heading) Lamarre gets job as ‘gas’ jockey; says he's broke. 1960 Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening Jrnl. 8 Feb. This intrepid gas jockey who averaged close to 150-miles-per-hour at Daytona Beach's frantic speedway. 1982 R. D. Lawrence Voy. Stella ii. 20 He dragged the hose over the dock and stuffed the nozzle into the main fuel tank inlet. Neither John nor I reacted with kindness to the gas jockey's humor. 2001 Granta Summer 15 He worked sporadically..: window washer, hod carrier, gas jockey, bellhop. < as lemmas |
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