| 词汇 | footplate |
| 释义 | footplate noun[ C ] uk /ˈfʊt.pleɪt/ us /ˈfʊt.pleɪt/ the part of a steam railway engine on which the driver stands（蒸汽机车上司机站立的）平台 Railways: trains & parts of trains aerial tram aerial tramway bogie boiler bullet train carriage coach cowcatcher diesel emergency cord guard's van luggage van puffer train rolling stock shunter sleeper sleeping car smoker super-express third rail He gazed at the driver and his mate on the footplate. I put a soldier with fixed bayonet on the footplate to see that the driver held to his post and did not play tricks with the train, and started on our journey. Kent clambered to the footplate of the smart eight-wheeler. The engine was about six inches wider than the tender, and the corner of its footplate would not pass the corner of the newly overturned truck. Examples of footplatefootplate A probable partial stapes with a robust footplate and slender shaft is preserved on the right, just anterior to the cone-shaped structure (above). Length/height was determined with a locally constructed length board on which a model, non-expandable tape was fixed between the footplate and head bar, on one side of the board. One might say that speculators from the ticket office to the footplate are in for a real bonanza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that there were engine-drivers who were almost afraid to go upon the footplates of their engines because of their unsatisfactory condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are the men who work on the footplate or who are employed as porters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not find children who have attended fee-paying schools at the coal face, on the footplate, driving buses or on the workshop floor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes these men do a spare turn on the footplate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the footplate is so overmanned, why is it that when footplate staff do not work overtime the railways grind to a halt? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If times change and fewer men are needed on the permanent way or the footplate, there are plenty of other industries crying out for recruits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His feet were bleeding from resting on the footplate for so long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The men on the footplate have driven trains in the midst of air raids. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have locomotive and footplate men and others tied up all day doing very little other than drive peak-hour trains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The installation of brakes is important, and the shortage of footplate staff at the present time presents a difficult problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Railway operations are most affected by shortage of experienced footplate staff and shunters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When is the colour bar on the footplate to end? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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