英语词汇“relayer rail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

2. Railways (originally and chiefly U.S.). As a mass noun: a length of rail too worn for heavy usage but which is suitable for re-laying on a line with lighter traffic. Chiefly attributive, esp. in relayer rail. Now rare.

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1899 Biennial Rep. Railroad Commissioners South Dakota 112 The lines in South Dakota are laid with what is called relayer steel, steel rails that have been used elsewhere.

1910 Ann. Rep. N.Y. Public Service Comm., 2nd District I. App. S. 1017 10.10 miles of new 90-lb. rail have been laid in main track, and 3.66 miles of re-layer rail, replacing worn lighter rail.

1914 L. E. Fischer Econ. Inter-urban Railways iv. 51 Twenty years' use of rail will reduce its value from the cost of new rail to the cost of relayer.

1942 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 30 Sept. 9/3 80 percent of the new steel used on the railroad makes available for rescue an equal amount, either in the form of scrap or relayer rail.

1999 Africa News (Nexis) 18 Nov. The possibility of purchasing relayer rail material from South Africa for use in the construction of the..Northern Rail Extension.

单词	relayer rail
释义	> as lemmas relayer rail 2. Railways (originally and chiefly U.S.). As a mass noun: a length of rail too worn for heavy usage but which is suitable for re-laying on a line with lighter traffic. Chiefly attributive, esp. in relayer rail. Now rare. ΚΠ 1899 Biennial Rep. Railroad Commissioners South Dakota 112 The lines in South Dakota are laid with what is called relayer steel, steel rails that have been used elsewhere. 1910 Ann. Rep. N.Y. Public Service Comm., 2nd District I. App. S. 1017 10.10 miles of new 90-lb. rail have been laid in main track, and 3.66 miles of re-layer rail, replacing worn lighter rail. 1914 L. E. Fischer Econ. Inter-urban Railways iv. 51 Twenty years' use of rail will reduce its value from the cost of new rail to the cost of relayer. 1942 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 30 Sept. 9/3 80 percent of the new steel used on the railroad makes available for rescue an equal amount, either in the form of scrap or relayer rail. 1999 Africa News (Nexis) 18 Nov. The possibility of purchasing relayer rail material from South Africa for use in the construction of the..Northern Rail Extension. extracted from relayern.¹ < as lemmas
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