英语词汇“trailer-on-flatcar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. trailer-on-flatcar, used to denote a system of freight transport whereby trailers (and other unaccompanied road freight vehicles) are carried on railway cars. Cf. piggyback n. 2. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > specific system of freight transport

piggybacking1936

TOFC1954

trailer-on-flatcar1954

kangaroo1967

1954 Economist 13 Mar. 779/1 These ‘piggy-backs’ or ‘trailers-on-flat-cars (TOFC)’..have now become a major preoccupation of the railways.

1964 Economist 26 Sept. 1243/1 The [US] railways have introduced TOFC service—trailer-on-flatcar, better known as Piggyback.

1979 Railway Gaz. Internat. Aug. 719/2 Piggyback, otherwise known as trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC), has proved to be an area of strong..growth.

单词	trailer-on-flatcar
释义	> as lemmas trailer-on-flatcar c. trailer-on-flatcar, used to denote a system of freight transport whereby trailers (and other unaccompanied road freight vehicles) are carried on railway cars. Cf. piggyback n. 2. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > conveyance by rail or train > specific system of freight transport piggybacking1936 TOFC1954 trailer-on-flatcar1954 kangaroo1967 1954 Economist 13 Mar. 779/1 These ‘piggy-backs’ or ‘trailers-on-flat-cars (TOFC)’..have now become a major preoccupation of the railways. 1964 Economist 26 Sept. 1243/1 The [US] railways have introduced TOFC service—trailer-on-flatcar, better known as Piggyback. 1979 Railway Gaz. Internat. Aug. 719/2 Piggyback, otherwise known as trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC), has proved to be an area of strong..growth. extracted from trailern. < as lemmas
随便看	twohanded twohandedly twohandedness twohander twohandled twohandy twoheaded twoheaded snake or worm twohearted twoheeled twohigh twohitter twoholer twohorned twohorse twohorsed twohour twohumped twohundredmilelong twohundredpound twoinch twoincome twoinoneness twojump twokegger

> as lemmas