| 单词 | trailer-on-flatcar |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrailer-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. < as lemmas |
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