单词 | to lay down a keel |
释义 | > as lemmasto lay down a keel 7. transitive. To construct (roads, railways, ships). Also to lay down a keel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] timbera900 workOE betimberOE craftOE buildc1275 lifta1300 stagec1330 upraise1338 wright1338 edifya1340 to make outa1382 to make upa1382 biga1400 housea1400 risea1400 telda1400–50 to work upa1450 redress1481 levy1495 upmake1507 upbuild1513 exstruct?c1550 construct1663 to run up1686 practise1739 to lay up1788 elevate1798 to put up1818 to lay down1851 practicate1851 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1127 Levelling instrument..intended..for laying down railroads and highways. 1884 Leeds Mercury 15 Nov. 6/6 It is not..intended to lay down any new ironclads at present. 1890 T. F. Tout in F. Y. Powell et al. Hist. Eng. III. 240 Brunel laid down the Great Western. 1897 Daily News 23 Jan. 3/5 Her keel will be laid down in the course of a week or two. < as lemmas |
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