Sherman necktie
Sherman necktie · Sherman neckties
краватка Шермана
A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of…A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway.
UK/ˈʃɜːmən ˈnɛktaɪ/US/ˈʃɝmən ˈnɛktaɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(US, historical, in the plural)A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway.
крава́тка Шерманаkravátka Šermana
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop:
Origin
From Sherman, the surname of Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) + necFrom Sherman, the surname of Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) + necktie. During the American Civil War, Sherman ordered the destruction of the rails of railways in order to obstruct the Confederate States Army.
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