单词 | waterway access |
释义 | > as lemmaswaterway access General attributive, as waterway access, waterway tax, etc. ΚΠ 1887 Justice of Peace 5 Feb. 82/1 The waterway access was so closely connected with the premises as to form an accessory thereof. 1896 New Ireland Rev. Mar. 8 Efficient inland waterway transport is regarded as essential in the competition of both home and foreign trade. 1902 Fur Trade Rev. 1 Nov. 589/1 In my opinion, the likin, or waterway tax, a system of systematic squeezing..should be abolished. 1936 Marine Engin. & Shipping Rev. Jan. 43/2 In his annual report on the waterway toll, [the] governor of the Panama Canal urged that legislation be enacted to provide a single unit system for levying collections. 1977 H. Malet Bridgewater, Canal Duke, 1736–1803 xiv. 155 A vital link in the chain with the new industrial areas being opened to waterway transport around Bradford. 1994 Waterways World May 49 (caption) Even when walking ‘solo’, you are bound to meet other waterway enthusiasts. 2006 W. G. Crawford Florida's Big Dig 294 Florida canal company officials conceded that waterway tolls were insufficient to maintain the canal. < as lemmas |
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