单词 | roughlocking |
释义 | > as lemmasˈroughlocking ˈroughlocking n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > braking > specific method trigging1668 roughlocking1859 1859 R. B. Marcy Prairie Traveler iii. 93 Rough-locking is a very safe method of passing heavy artillery down abrupt declivities. 1910 H. Frost Art of Roadmaking ii. ix. 193 Such a road is not seriously damaged by rain and melting snows, which work much injury on steeper grades; damage from rough locking is enormously reduced. 2005 M. T. Madden Great Snow 239 A sudden drop into Beaver Canyon required a ‘doublehook’ to make the upgrade and ‘roughlocking’ in the descent. < as lemmas |
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