α. 1900s– travolator.
β. 1900s– travelator, 1900s– travellator.
Also with capital initial.
单词 | travelator |
释义 | travelatorn.α. 1900s– travolator. β. 1900s– travelator, 1900s– travellator. Also with capital initial. Originally U.S. A moving walkway.In form Trav-o-lator, a proprietary name.Not in common use in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > other means of conveyance > [noun] > moving pavement moving sidewalk1871 moving platform1892 moving walkway1899 slidewalk1948 Speed-walk1955 travelator1955 moving pavement1960 1955 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) 11 Sept. 34/3 They're known as ‘Trav-o-lators’ and will transport up to 7,500 passengers an hour. 1957 Country Life 13 June 1186/3 Travolators..represent an improvement on the moving-staircase principle, since they will possess a flat surface along which the passengers can walk while they are moving. 2019 @AmyBillingto in twitter.com 10 Aug. (accessed 14 Aug. 2019) Today I came across my first off duty accident since qualifying. An elderly lady had injured herself on a travelator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955 |
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