Trevithick

[trev-uh-thik]

noun

Richard,1771–1833, English engineer.

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Examples from the Web for trevithick

He took ship for Falmouth about the end of 1812 for the purpose of finding out Trevithick.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson|Samuel Smiles
Oats, Captain Trevithick's head boiler-maker, was constructing the boilers; Woolf came into the yard, and examined them.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The same fate, however, befel Trevithick's "walking engine" made in 1802.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology|William Jackson
The parish of Illogan was the birthplace of the engineer Trevithick, who was born here in 1771.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon

Trevithick's high-pressure steam boring engine enabled him to penetrate the rock five times as fast as the quarryman's power.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for trevithick

Trevithick

noun

Richard . 1771–1833, British engineer, who built the first steam-driven passenger carriage (1801) and the first locomotive to run on smooth wheels on smooth rails (1804)

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