| 单词 | track-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrack-man track-man n. (a) a workman employed in the construction or maintenance of a railway or tramway; (b) a track athlete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > track maintenance workers gangman1830 platelayer1836 wayman1840 surfaceman1845 lineman1858 track-layera1861 track-man1881 linesman1883 track-walker1890 lengthman1902 underman1921 gandy dancer1923 snake1929 fluffer1956 1881 Chicago Times 30 Apr. Track men and mechanics now in employment on the road. 1893 Labour Commission Gloss. Trackmen, men who clean the groove of tramway rails with scoops, and when necessary sand or salt the track between the metals. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 18 June 8/3 The engineers will..refuse to run trains over a system not properly examined by trackmen. 1972 N.Y. Times 4 June 4/2 An illegal water-jump area has impaired the credibility of the three fastest steeplechase performances by American trackmen. 1977 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 11 Jan. 14/2 Teesside Clarion's top trackmen..were among those honoured at their club's annual presentation in the Normanby Hotel last Friday. < as lemmas |
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