Viaduct
['vaɪədʌkt]
解释:
(noun.) bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley.
巴纳比手打--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
亚伦编辑
解释:
n. a road or railway carried by a structure over a valley river &c.
编辑:内尔达
例句:
- It was begun in 1882 and finished in 1890, and is the largest and most costly viaduct in the world. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The viaduct is constructed of limestone and iron lattice-work, and is calculated to bear 7,200 tons. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Clarke on the question of see-sawing, or hunting, as it was afterward termed: In the Holborn Viaduct station the difficulty of 'hunting' was not experienced. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Hammer, in the three-thousand-light central station on Holborn Viaduct, the plant going into operation on January 12, 1882. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Thou with the big neck arching like the viaduct of my pueblo, he stopped. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- The total length of the viaduct is 8,296 feet, or nearly 1? miles. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The central portion of the viaduct is supported on four piers, 90 feet above high water mark, with a span in the centre of 250 feet, and on each side of 125 feet. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
整理:米切尔