TREVITHICK

Meaning of TREVITHICK in English

Tre ‧ vith ‧ ick, Richard /trəˈvɪθɪk, trɪˈvɪθɪk/ BrE AmE

(1771–1833) a British engineer who invented a new type of STEAM ENGINE , which was used in 1804 in the first train ever built

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

TREVITHICK — /trev"euh thik/ , n. Richard , 1771-1833, English engineer.
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TREVITHICK — Trevithick BrE AmE ˈtrev ɪθ ɪk -əθ-; trə ˈvɪθ ɪk
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TREVITHICK — (1771–1833) an English engineer who was the first man to develop steam engines into vehicles carrying passengers. The first of …
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TREVITHICK, RICHARD — born April 13, 1771, Illogan, Cornwall, Eng. died April 22, 1833, Dartford, Kent British inventor of the first steam locomotive …
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TREVITHICK, RICHARD — born April 13, 1771, Illogan, Cornwall, Eng. died April 22, 1833, Dartford, Kent English mechanical engineer and inventor who successfully …
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TREVITHICK, RICHARD — Tre ‧ vith ‧ ick, Richard /trəˈvɪθɪk, trɪˈvɪθɪk/ BrE AmE (1771–1833) a British engineer who invented a new type of …
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TREVITHICK, RICHARD — born April 13, 1771, Illogan, Cornwall, Eng. died April 22, 1833, Dartford, Kent British inventor of the first steam locomotive …
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RICHARD TREVITHICK — ➡ Trevithick
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RICHARD TREVITHICK — Тревитик, Ричард
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RICHARD
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LOCOMOTIVE — Self-propelled vehicle used for hauling railroad cars on tracks. Early experimental steam locomotives were built in Wales and England by …
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EVANS, OLIVER
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TRANSPORTATION, HISTORY OF — history of the methods used by humans to transport themselves and their goods, beginning with the use of other animals …
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STEAM ENGINE — machine using steam power to perform mechanical work through the agency of heat. In a steam engine, hot steam, usually …
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING — the branch of engineering concerned with the design, manufacture, installation, and operation of engines and machines and with manufacturing processes. …
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LOCOMOTIVE — any of various self-propelled vehicles used for hauling railroad cars on tracks. Although motive power can be incorporated into a …
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WOOLF, ARTHUR — (baptized Nov. 4, 1766, Camborne, Cornwall, Eng.d. Oct. 26, 1837, Guernsey), British engineer who pioneered in the development of the …
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SHROPSHIRE
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MERTHYR TYDFIL — also spelled Merthyr Tudful industrial town and county borough, southern Wales. It is named after a 5th-century Welsh Christian princess …
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EVANS, OLIVER
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DARBY, ABRAHAM — born 1678?, near Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng. died March 8, 1717, Madeley Court, Worcestershire British ironmaster who first successfully smelted iron …
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LOCOMOTIVE — n. Self-propelled vehicle used for hauling railroad cars on tracks. Early experimental steam locomotives were built in Wales and England …
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RICHARD
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ENGINEER — n. 25B6; noun a structural engineer : designer, planner, builder. See list. the ship's engineer : OPERATOR, driver, controller. the …
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ТРЕВИТИК, РИЧАРД — Richard Trevithick
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