| 单词 | roving bridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroving bridge roving bridge n. British a canal bridge designed as a continuation of the towpath, allowing a horse towing a boat to cross the canal when the towpath changes sides.In the best known form of roving bridge the horse passes under the bridge after crossing it, thus continuing its journey without being unhitched. ΚΠ 1849 Rep. Commissioners Applic. Iron to Railway Structures 299 Some of the roving bridges over the New Birmingham Canal..are 80 feet long. They have, it is true, but a small load to carry; they are to enable the horses to cross from one side of the canal to the other. 1949 Archit. Rev. 106 13/3 Roving Bridges..carry the towpath itself across from one side of the canal to the other. 2001 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 10 Mar. 30 A footbridge (built by Horseley Iron Works in 1827 and known as a ‘roving bridge’) crosses to the National Indoor Arena. < as lemmas |
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