| 单词 | travelling carriage |
| 释义 | > as lemmastravelling carriage c. Designating a horse-drawn carriage or coach designed for travelling relatively long distances, as travelling carriage, travelling coach, etc. Now historical. ΚΠ 1681 tr. Hist. Treaty Nimueguen 26 He render'd his visits the last days of January, though he was not as yet provided but of two travelling Coaches, nor his servants of Liveries. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 385 [He] purchased a travelling-carriage. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xii. 109 The travelling chariot rolls on to the house. 2014 L. Ashford Rake's Bargain vi. 78 He was striding purposefully towards the extremely fine travelling carriage that stood in the middle of the yard. travelling carriage travelling carriage n. now rare and historical a wheeled frame upon which a piece of artillery is mounted, esp. a siege weapon; cf. gun-carriage n. at gun n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1667 Estimate by F. Nicholls 10 Dec. (P.R.O.: SP 29/224) f. 137 An Estimate of the charge of 3 brasse Demi-cannon of 11 foot long each. Together wth one travaileing carriage. 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 66 To permit of a gun on a travelling carriage..being fired over the parapet. 2004 D. Clarke Brit. Artillery 1914–19 47/2 The converted carriage weighed 11cwt more than the purpose built..travelling carriage and lacked the independent wheel brakes of the latter. < as lemmas |
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