| 单词 | cable-carrier |
| 释义 | > as lemmascable-carrier cable-carrier n. a system of tubs or buckets slung from an overhead cable for the purpose of carrying heavy materials across a space. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle travelling on or by cable > [noun] buggy1867 cable-carriera1884 telpher train1884 cable-car1887 telpher1901 tram1905 flying fox1936 a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 150/2 Cable Carrier, a means of transporting rough materials; stone, sand, lime, coal, earth, by a suspended bucket traveling on a wire cable. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 21 Nov. 8/2 Mr. Wall has discontinued the use of the overhead cable-carrier. < as lemmas |
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