单词 | street grid |
释义 | > as lemmasstreet grid street grid n. (a) a grating which allows surface water to be drained from a street; (b) an arrangement of streets crossing at right angles to each other. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > street > [noun] > specific arrangement of streets street grid1857 1857 Mechanics' Mag. 24 Jan. 92 The inventor also provides in street grids a small upright grid, at right angles above the larger grid, and against the kerb-stone of the pavement. 1948 Antiquity 22 173 The wide road leading to its main entrance from the east is plainly out of alignment with the street grid on the west side of the Forum block. 1990 A. Burton Cityscapes xvii. 203/1 The Cathays Park area is laid out on a street grid in which imposing buildings front formal parks. 2006 U.S. Fed News (Nexis) 7 Dec. Heino Messerschmidt..have developed a street grid for surface drainage. < as lemmas |
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