| 词汇 | example_english_mill-town |
| 释义 | mill towncollocation in Englishmeanings of milland townThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with mill or town. mill noun[C] uk /mɪl/ us /mɪl/ a building where grain is crushed ... See more at mill town noun uk /taʊn/ us /taʊn/ a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than ... See more at town Examples of mill townThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Manchester was never a milltown nor was cotton ever the overwhelming employer. Here, the context of political dominance of milltown administration by managers must always be kept in mind. Paisley was a milltown, where some 10,000 women were employed in the manufacture of thread. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Small industry grew within the town, with the town being considered more of a milltown by 1840. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By 1908, a milltown of 20 houses, a store, post office, hospital, office block, barber shop, and pool hall had grown around the mill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cohoes became a milltown, and to an extent a company town. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The town began life as a cotton milltown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The nature of the closeness of the houses in this milltown extend to the closeness of the community. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning milltown in the world. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The developing milltown also had granite quarries and brickyards, in addition to lumber and grain mills. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is a preserved milltown surrounded by karri forests. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As with college town, resort town, and milltown, the term "commuter town" describes the place's predominant economic function. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A textile milltown almost from the start, at its peak it boasted seven busy woolen mills. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is a heritage trail around the old milltown and conservation area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tours of the milltown are available three times a day. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the 19th century, the small milltown had factories which produced carriages, window sash, window blinds, doors and coffins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tangowahine was a milltown for the kahikatea and kauri timber trade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Once a milltown with a population of around 800, the town flooded in 1940 and was subsequently abandoned. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of mill Go to the definition of town See other collocations with mill See other collocations with town |
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