telford pavement

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• Telford — Tel ford, a. [After Thomas Telford, a Scotch road engineer.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• telford — /tel feuhrd/, adj. noting a form of road pavement composed of compacted and rolled stones of various sizes. [1895 1900; after Thomas Telford (1757 1834), Scottish engineer] * * * ▪ England, United Kingdom       new town in Telford and Wrekin… …   Universalium

• telford — I. ˈtelfə(r)d adjective Etymology: after Thomas Telford died 1834 Scottish civil engineer : being or relating to a road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth and distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of… …   Useful english dictionary

• telfordize — fə(r)ˌdīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: telford (I) + ize : to furnish (a road) with a telford pavement …   Useful english dictionary

• Telfordize — Tel ford*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Telfordized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Telfordizing}.] To furnish (a road) with a telford pavement. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Telfordized — Telfordize Tel ford*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Telfordized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Telfordizing}.] To furnish (a road) with a telford pavement. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Telfordizing — Telfordize Tel ford*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Telfordized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Telfordizing}.] To furnish (a road) with a telford pavement. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tel|ford|ize — «TEHL fuhr dyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to pave with telford (pavement) …   Useful english dictionary

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