TREVITHICK, RICHARD


Meaning of TREVITHICK, RICHARD 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.