six foot

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. the area between the closest rails of two parallel standard gauge railway lines, regardless of the actual distance. colloquial,uncountable
    — Cattle are of course liable to stray on the line at these level crossings, but to prevent this, barriers are placed on each side of the crossing, and a deep trench is made in the four-foot and six-foot spaces, …

词形变化

6-foot alternative six-foot alternative

词源

From the nominal distance of six feet between two adjacent railway lines in Great Britain.
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