| 单词 | telegraph pole |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelegraph pole telegraph pole n. (a) the upright post of a semaphore signalling apparatus; = telegraph post n. (b) (now historical and rare); (b) one of a series of tall (often wooden) poles or masts used to carry telegraph wires or (in later use) telephone lines, power lines, and other utility cables above the ground; = telegraph post n. (c). ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > [noun] > pole telegraph post1799 telegraph pole1808 telephone pole1879 1808 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 3384 We turned round immediately & came back to the Telegraph-pole again. 1851 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 12 Sept. (1992) IV. 76 I instantly sat down on a stone at the foot of the telegraph pole—& attended to the communication. 1884 J. Tait Mind in Matter 54 The brain and nerves are as callous as a telegraph-pole. 1937 W. Lewis Revenge for Love vii. vi. 393 Trees, rocks, and telegraph-poles stood up dizzily before her and crashed down behind. 1985 D. Conner Canada: Building our Nation iii. viii. 237 My job was to dig holes five feet (1.5 m) deep for the telegraph poles. 2014 Guardian 31 July 26/4 BT's..system brings fibre-optic cables from the local telephone exchange to the street, where a small box will be attached to a telegraph pole. < as lemmas |
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