单词 | push-towing |
释义 | > as lemmaspush-towing push-towing n. Brit. /ˈpʊʃˌtəʊɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˈpʊʃˌtoʊɪŋ/ the propulsion of a line of connected unpowered barges by a powered tug at each end.ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > towing > by specific method cordelling1832 push-towing1955 1955 F. Marbury Push-towing in Waves (M.S. thesis, Mass. Inst. Technol.) vi. 22 The basic conclusion..is that as far as these tests extend pushtowing in waves is feasible. 1959 G. J. Walker Traffic & Transport in Nigeria iii. 47 ‘Push-towing’ has now become the accepted practice. Power craft have two barges lashed to the forequarters, a third being pushed ahead. 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 29 Mar. 40/5 The tugs are intended for use in..push-towing of such barges in moderate sea conditions. 1996 D. Hilling Transport & Developing Countries ii. 56 Push-towing was experimented with in Europe in the nineteenth century..but it was in America on the Mississippi that the technology was developed most fully and on a scale not found elsewhere. < as lemmas |
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