neckdownn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛkdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈnɛkˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neck v.¹, down adv.

Etymology: < neck v.¹ + down adv., after to neck down at neck v.¹ 7, necked-down adj. at necked adj. Compounds.

Chiefly North American.

A reduction in width to a ‘neck’; something that narrows in this way, esp. a section of a residential street that has been reduced in width as a means of traffic control.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [noun] > narrowing

straiting1421

straitening1598

angustiation1638

angustation1663

narrowing1769

strangulation1882

necking1921

neckdown1984

1984 Hot Rod (Nexis) 37 42 The neckdown to 2—½ head pipes was quite severe, which may account for the large power loss.

1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 27 Aug. a23 The automobile has been tamed in thousands of residential areas by speed bumps, one-way street mazes, neckdowns..and the lowly stop sign.

1991 N.Y. Times 2 May c10/5 Expressions like..the Dutch ‘woonerf’ or the American ‘neck-down’ (street patterns to slow cars) describe design tools..to ease the lot of the pedestrian.

1994 Ontario Out of Doors Sept. 24/2 If the lake you fish has more than one basin, with a neck-down or shallower area in between, always choose the deeper basin first.

2001 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) (Nexis) 16 Nov. b1 He was dismayed to see neckdowns in the plans because most Shrewsbury Street residents would like the ones that now exist removed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neckdown
释义	neckdownn. Brit. /ˈnɛkdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈnɛkˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neck v.¹, down adv. Etymology: < neck v.¹ + down adv., after to neck down at neck v.¹ 7, necked-down adj. at necked adj. Compounds. Chiefly North American. A reduction in width to a ‘neck’; something that narrows in this way, esp. a section of a residential street that has been reduced in width as a means of traffic control. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [noun] > narrowing straiting1421 straitening1598 angustiation1638 angustation1663 narrowing1769 strangulation1882 necking1921 neckdown1984 1984 Hot Rod (Nexis) 37 42 The neckdown to 2—½ head pipes was quite severe, which may account for the large power loss. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 27 Aug. a23 The automobile has been tamed in thousands of residential areas by speed bumps, one-way street mazes, neckdowns..and the lowly stop sign. 1991 N.Y. Times 2 May c10/5 Expressions like..the Dutch ‘woonerf’ or the American ‘neck-down’ (street patterns to slow cars) describe design tools..to ease the lot of the pedestrian. 1994 Ontario Out of Doors Sept. 24/2 If the lake you fish has more than one basin, with a neck-down or shallower area in between, always choose the deeper basin first. 2001 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) (Nexis) 16 Nov. b1 He was dismayed to see neckdowns in the plans because most Shrewsbury Street residents would like the ones that now exist removed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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