TREVITHICK


Meaning of TREVITHICK in English

(1771–1833)

an English engineer who was the first man to develop steam engines into vehicles carrying passengers. The first of these were for use on roads, but in 1804 he built the first steam engine that moved on rails.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.