Lexicographical Neighbors of Staiths
Literary usage of Staiths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1841)
"... of Conveying Coals—On the backs of Beasts—In Carts and Waggons—Tippler—
staiths—Drop and Spout—Origin of Hail ..."
2. The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade by John Holland (1841)
"Earliest Methods of Conveying Coals—On the backs of Beasts—In Carts and
Waggons—Tippler— staiths—Drop and Spout—Origin of Rail Roads —Waggons—Self-acting ..."
3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"... was construed to include the construction of staiths for the loading of coal
on ships, by which means coal could be supplied at a cheaper rate. ..."
4. The Design and Construction of Harbours: A Treatise on Maritime Engineering by Thomas Stevenson (1874)
"... Timber Ponds—Harbours with two Entrances—Screw Piles—Economy of Time—Hydraulic
Apparatus—Coal staiths—Steam Cranes—Tonnage of Ports—Government Aid. ..."
5. The Design and Construction of Harbours: A Treatise on Maritime Engineering by Thomas Stevenson (1874)
"... Timber Ponds—Harbours with two Entrances—Screw Piles—Economy of Time—Hydraulic
Apparatus—Coal staiths—Steam Cranes—Tonnage of Ports—Government Aid. ..."
6. Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (1904)
"... of the immense staiths, constructed of timber, which are erected at short
distances from each other on both sides of the river. ..."
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