| 单词 | train mileage |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrain mileage train mileage n. the aggregate distance run by all the trains on a railway in a given period, the total number of train miles. ΚΠ 1845 Minutes of Evid. in Rep. Select Comm. Atmospheric Railways (House of Commons) 121 At Dalkey, when I was there, there were 10 trains a day running each way; the consumption of fuel then was upon the train mileage 266 lbs. a mile. I understand from the evidence given by Mr. Nicholson..that the consumption of fuel when 27 trains are running is 115 lbs. per mile. 1868 Q. Rev. Oct. 301 A large proportion of the train-mileage run..is useless, being far in excess of [public] requirements. 1909 Great Central Railway Rep. 6 Aug. 5 The strictest economy has been exercised in train mileage. 2007 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 12 Apr. b3 The company isn't pushing for hourly rates for those currently paid based on train mileage. < as lemmas |
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