English Dictionary

lengthman

/ˈlɛŋθmən/

noun

(historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of road or railway.

The lengthman measured the distance between the two points.

意味（1）

(historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of road or railway.

A derailment which occurred on April 18 last between Laindon and Pitsea on the London Tilbury & Southend Line was caused by a lengthman who in a moment of aberration clipped a set of spring catch points in the derailing position, concludes Col. J. R. H. Robertson in his report ….