英语词汇“big inch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

big inch

/ˌbɪɡ ˈɪn(t)ʃ/

originally and chiefly North American

adjective

Of an oil or natural gas pipeline: having a large diameter.

noun

1With the and capital initials. A large-diameter oil pipeline running from the Texas oilfields to the industrial north-east of the United States, laid during the Second World War (1939–45).

The pipeline was purchased from the United States government by the Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation in 1947, and is now used for natural gas..

2 Generally. A large-diameter pipeline for oil or natural gas.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Excavating Engineer. From big + inch.

单词	big inch
释义	big inch /ˌbɪɡ ˈɪn(t)ʃ/ originally and chiefly North American adjective Of an oil or natural gas pipeline: having a large diameter. noun 1With the and capital initials. A large-diameter oil pipeline running from the Texas oilfields to the industrial north-east of the United States, laid during the Second World War (1939–45). The pipeline was purchased from the United States government by the Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation in 1947, and is now used for natural gas.. 2 Generally. A large-diameter pipeline for oil or natural gas. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Excavating Engineer. From big + inch.
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