telford

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von telford im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von telford im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England

Designating, or pert

to, a road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly, in the interstices; as, telford pavement, road, etc

Relevante Übersetzungen

Thomas Telford

a Scottish architect and engineer who built many bridges, roads, and canals. Some of his bridges are still used today, including the road bridge across the Menai Straits in North Wales. A new town called Telford, named after him, was built in central England in the 1960s (1757-1834). born Aug. 9, 1757, near Westerkirk, Dumfries, Scot. died Sept. 2, 1834, London, Eng. Scottish civil engineer. He built the Ellesmere, Caledonian, and Göta canals and the St. Katherine's Docks in London. His crowning achievement was the design and construction (1819-26) of the great Menai Bridge, a suspension bridge in Wales. In all he built some 1,200 bridges, over 1,000 miles of road, and many buildings. He was the first president of the British Institution of Civil Engineers (founded 1818)

Silbentrennung

Tel·ford

Türkische aussprache

telfırd

Aussprache

/ˈtelfərd/ /ˈtɛlfɜrd/

Etymologie

() Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.