water trough
A long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam…A long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
» An aqueduct is a Roman water trough made of stone, either underground or across a bridge.
Ein Aquädukt ist eine römische Wasserrinne aus Stein, entweder unterirdisch oder über eine Brücke.
Meaning
2 senses(UK)A long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, trough: a watering trough for livestock.
Examples
1 sentencesAn aqueduct is a Roman water trough made of stone, either underground or across a bridge.
deEin Aquädukt ist eine römische Wasserrinne aus Stein, entweder unterirdisch oder über eine Brücke. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English water trouȝ, equivalent to water + trough. Cognate with West Frisian wFrom Middle English water trouȝ, equivalent to water + trough. Cognate with West Frisian wettertroch (“water trough”), Dutch watertrog (“water trough”), German Wassertrog (“water trough”), Danish vandtrug (“water trough”), Swedish vattentrog (“water trough”).
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