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telford
[ tel-ferd ]
adjective
- noting a form of road pavement composed of compacted and rolled stones of various sizes.
Telford
1/ ˈtɛlfəd /
noun
- a town in W central England, in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire: designated a new town in 1963. Pop: 138 241 (2001)
Telford
2/ ˈtɛlfəd /
noun
- TelfordThomas17571834MScottishTECHNOLOGY: engineer Thomas. 1757–1834, Scottish civil engineer, known esp for his roads and such bridges as the Menai suspension bridge (1825)
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Example Sentences
Mr. Bessemer received the Telford and Albert gold medals and honors from sovereigns and societies round the world.
Before Macadam and Telford appeared upon the scene, the office of road-surveyor was very generally looked down upon.
He died, aged ninety-three, in 1810, five years before Macadam and Telford began their work upon the roads.
A greater speed was attained when the roads began to be reorganised by Telford and Macadam.
A great gap stretches between the time of our road-making hermit and that of Telford—a gap of four hundred and fifty years.
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