Beeching

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A surname from Old English.
    — Richard Beeching, wielder of the Beeching Axe.
  2. The Beeching Axe; the closure of many branch lines in the UK in the mid-20th century. UK
    — Nationally, there were relatively few closures after Beeching and more recently some lines have reopened to passenger traffic, such as the Cannock Chase line, which for a number of years had been freight only.

词形变化

Beechings plural

词源

Topographic surname from either Old English bæc (“stream, brook”) or bēċe (“beech”).
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