单词 | start post |
释义 | > as lemmasstart post start post n. a rod, projecting from the rim of a scoop wheel, which supports a bucket attached to the wheel; cf. sense 6a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > for raising water > parts of tumbril?c1475 sucker1686 well-pole1727 gabbards1808 start post1870 1870 Engineering 25 Mar. 194/1 The start-posts are curved to the shape of the floats, and the curved floats are bolted to the starts as easily as straight floats would be. 1912 Louisiana Planter & Sugar Manufacturer 31 Aug. 141/2 We must deduct from the above volume..the displacement of the combined scoops or paddle boards, and their respective arms, or start posts, as they are sometimes called. 1996 R. L. Hills Power from Wind (rev. ed.) vi. 160 Surviving wheels [sc. scoopwheels] have cast iron frames. Smaller ones had a single frame and a single start post to which the ladle boards were nailed. < as lemmas |
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