单词 | union hall |
释义 | > as lemmasunion hall union hall n. a building in which a union (in various senses) meets or conducts its business; spec. the headquarters of a trade union used as a centre for meetings, for the recruitment of union workers, etc. (now chiefly U.S.). ΚΠ 1825 J. T. Leigh's New Pocket Road-bk. 98 [At Chester] the Union Hall, for the accommodation of the Lancashire and Yorkshire merchants. 1888 Dundee Courier & Argus 24 Jan. The North British Railway servants..met in the Union Hall, Dunfermline,..for the purpose of taking steps to strengthen the Association. 1945 J. Kerouac in W. S. Burroughs & J. Kerouac And Hippos were boiled in their Tanks (2008) vi. 65 There were scores of seamen standing around outside the Union Hall. 1988 Technol. & Culture 29 304 Colorado mining history..from the prospect hole to the miner's union hall. 2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 3 July 14/4 If he wanted to succeed as a band-booker he needed a very solid ally in the union hall. < as lemmas |
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