| 单词 | texas tower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTexas Tower Texas Tower n. [so called from its resemblance to a Texas oil rig] one of a chain of radar towers built along the eastern coast of the U.S. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radar apparatus > radar tower Texas Tower1954 1954 Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News 13 Aug. 3 (caption) Here is a closeup of a section of one of the ‘Texas Towers’..being built offshore along the Atlantic coast. Towers, named for oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, will be built along the continental shelf. 1971 S. E. Morison European Discov. Amer.: Northern Voy. xix. 653 The Gulf Stream flows within twelve miles of Cape Hatteras, and the counter-currents, strong winds, and shifting sands are a menace to navigation even today. A Texas Tower was established off Diamond Shoals, the most dangerous, in 1966. < as lemmas |
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