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单词 permanent way
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permanent way


noun British.

the roadbed and track of a railroad.

Origin of permanent way

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby permanent way

permanent press, permanent resident, permanent set, permanent tooth, permanent wave, permanent way, permanganate, permanganic, permanganic acid, perma-press, perma-tan
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Example sentences from the Web for permanent way

  • Time went by and so did the rail-head, leaving the two mysteries behind as permanent-way gangers.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 12, 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for permanent way

permanent way

noun

mainly British the track of a railway, including the ballast, sleepers, rails, etc
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