skytrainn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪtreɪn/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪtreɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, train n.²

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + train n.²

1. U.S. A convoy consisting of two or more gliders towed in line by an aeroplane, used for the transport of freight, personnel, etc., esp. during the Second World War (1939–45). Also (with capital initial): a type of aeroplane used to tow such a convoy. Now historical.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > glider > [noun] > convoy of

skytrain1933

glider air-train1935

glider train1940

1933 Pop. Mech. Oct. 578/2 When the ‘sky train’ stopped, the gliders cut loose.

1935 Evening Sun (Baltimore) 14 May 1/7 The sky-train..—two gliders towed by an airplane—took off at Miami on its one-stop flight under perfect weather conditions.

1944 C. Milburn Diary 18 June (1979) 221 Wounded men..are evacuated from Normandy by ‘sky trains’, which carry a flight nurse and two medical officers.

1944 Air Force July 1/2 The losses among the Skytrains, flying unarmed and unescorted..were astonishingly light.

1946 A. Lee German Air Force xii. 165 The fighter units in Western Germany..carried out only one or two thrusts against the long sky train of tempting Dakotas and their gliders.

2014 D. O. Okerstrom Project 9 84 Douglas C-47 Skytrains would tow the gliders to the landing sites far inside Burma.

2. Usually with capital initial. The name of a privately-owned passenger air service providing low-cost scheduled transatlantic flights, operated by Laker Airways between 1977 and 1982. Now historical.The company's founder, Freddie Laker (1922–2006), was one of the first people to adopt the business model of the low-cost airline.

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society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [noun] > public service airline > specific

Skybus1919

K.L.M.1933

TWA1933

skytrain1971

1971 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. 2/6 Laker Airways applied yesterday..for permission to operate a ‘sky train’ service to New York for a winter single fare of £32.50 per passenger.

1972 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 1 Mr Freddy Laker..said last night: ‘Skytrain is a walk on, walk off, no frills, no reservation service similar to a train service.’

1984 B. G. James Business Wargames (1985) 47 During the five years of operation Laker Airways' Skytrain lured millions of customers away from traditional airlines.

1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 323 On one flight—it might have been the Laker Skytrain or possibly People's Express—I made the Mile High Club.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skytrain
释义	skytrainn. Brit. /ˈskʌɪtreɪn/, U.S. /ˈskaɪtreɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, train n.² Etymology: < sky n.¹ + train n.² 1. U.S. A convoy consisting of two or more gliders towed in line by an aeroplane, used for the transport of freight, personnel, etc., esp. during the Second World War (1939–45). Also (with capital initial): a type of aeroplane used to tow such a convoy. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > glider > [noun] > convoy of skytrain1933 glider air-train1935 glider train1940 1933 Pop. Mech. Oct. 578/2 When the ‘sky train’ stopped, the gliders cut loose. 1935 Evening Sun (Baltimore) 14 May 1/7 The sky-train..—two gliders towed by an airplane—took off at Miami on its one-stop flight under perfect weather conditions. 1944 C. Milburn Diary 18 June (1979) 221 Wounded men..are evacuated from Normandy by ‘sky trains’, which carry a flight nurse and two medical officers. 1944 Air Force July 1/2 The losses among the Skytrains, flying unarmed and unescorted..were astonishingly light. 1946 A. Lee German Air Force xii. 165 The fighter units in Western Germany..carried out only one or two thrusts against the long sky train of tempting Dakotas and their gliders. 2014 D. O. Okerstrom Project 9 84 Douglas C-47 Skytrains would tow the gliders to the landing sites far inside Burma. 2. Usually with capital initial. The name of a privately-owned passenger air service providing low-cost scheduled transatlantic flights, operated by Laker Airways between 1977 and 1982. Now historical.The company's founder, Freddie Laker (1922–2006), was one of the first people to adopt the business model of the low-cost airline. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [noun] > public service airline > specific Skybus1919 K.L.M.1933 TWA1933 skytrain1971 1971 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. 2/6 Laker Airways applied yesterday..for permission to operate a ‘sky train’ service to New York for a winter single fare of £32.50 per passenger. 1972 Daily Tel. 27 Sept. 1 Mr Freddy Laker..said last night: ‘Skytrain is a walk on, walk off, no frills, no reservation service similar to a train service.’ 1984 B. G. James Business Wargames (1985) 47 During the five years of operation Laker Airways' Skytrain lured millions of customers away from traditional airlines. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 323 On one flight—it might have been the Laker Skytrain or possibly People's Express—I made the Mile High Club. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933
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