单词 | railroad pace |
释义 | > as lemmasrailroad pace railroad pace n. [compare earlier railroad speed n.] a very rapid pace. ΚΠ 1834 Christian Reg. (Boston) 18 Oct. 40/4 Everything proceeds more rapidly—a rail-road pace. 1850 C. Kingsley N. Devon: Pt. III in Misc. (1860) II. 308 Long strings of sea~fowl are flagging on steadily at railroad pace. 1891 Los Angeles Times 4 Dec. 1/3 During the past decade it has advanced at railroad pace. 1963 F. M. L. Thompson Eng. Landed Society 19th Cent. v. 135 Life at railroad pace was more than the cloistered individuality of provincial towns with provincial seasons could stand. < as lemmas |
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