| 单词 | switchyard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasswitchyard switchyard n. U.S. (a) an area of a railway taken up by points, and in which trains are made up; also transferred; (b) an enclosed area of a power system which contains the switchgear. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > points > area taken up by switchyard1888 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > distribution system > [noun] > switching devices > area containing switchyard1888 1888 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman 1 Nov. 6/6 In the switch yards of the Chicago & Alton..nearly all the men reported for duty this morning. 1943 J. S. Huxley TVA 85 The transformers and switchyard..are not applied to a predetermined structure, they are part of it. 1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It x. 78 I was at the switchyards, still running, and then I was clambering in the coupling of a moving freight. 1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Oct. 40/7 Work is to begin immediately on placing the..generators at the underground powerhouse..and the switchyard and central control building on the surface. 1971 Sci. Amer. June 60 Near the end of its trip the electron beam passes through a ‘beam switchyard’ before reaching the target areas. < as lemmas |
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