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Meaning of "lengthsman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LENGTHSMAN

lengthsman  [ˈleŋθsmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENGTHSMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lengthsman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LENGTHSMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lengthsman

Lengthsman is a term used mainly in English National Parks and originally used in the Peak District National Park. It refers to a person who keeps a "length" of road neat and tidy. This person was responsible for a few miles of road. Employed by the local parish council, his job was to keep the grass and weeds cut down at the edge of the road and the drainage ditch clear. Litter would have been collected and wild flowers tended to. More recently, lengthsmen are still employed by parish councils . Their tasks now are to tend to areas of the central "common" parts of the village such as village greens, drainage into fields, and public areas. The term was also applied to workers on the canal system, who were responsible for a particular length of the canal. Many lived in isolated cottages, sometimes close to a lock, in which case their duties would include acting as a lock keeper and managing water levels by the control of weirs. They were also responsible for repair and maintenance of the banks in their "length", which might include cutting reeds and vegetation, and the treading of puddle clay into sections of the bank which were weak or suffering from leakage.

Definition of lengthsman in the English dictionary

The definition of lengthsman in the dictionary is a lengthman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LENGTHSMAN


baseman
ˈbeɪsmən
batsman
ˈbætsmən
busman
ˈbʌsmən
Congressman
ˈkɒŋɡrɛsmən
craftsman
ˈkrɑːftsmən
deathsman
ˈdɛθsmən
draftsman
ˈdrɑːftsmən
horseman
ˈhɔːsmən
houseman
ˈhaʊsmən
Housman
ˈhaʊsmən
huntsman
ˈhʌntsmən
lengthsmen
ˈlɛŋθsmən
marksman
ˈmɑːksmən
policeman
pəˈliːsmən
Scotsman
ˈskɒtsmən
spokesman
ˈspəʊksmən
sportsman
ˈspɔːtsmən
statesman
ˈsteɪtsmən
statesmen
ˈsteɪtsmən
Waksman
ˈwæksmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LENGTHSMAN

leng
Lenglen
length
length mark
lengthen
lengthener
lengthful
lengthier
lengthiest
lengthily
lengthiness
lengthman
lengthmen
lengths
lengthsmen
lengthways
lengthwise
lengthy
lenience
leniency

WORDS THAT END LIKE LENGTHSMAN

bail bondsman
businessman
chessman
Crossman
Financial Ombudsman
gasman
glassman
groundsman
kinsman
ombudsman
outdoorsman
plainsman
pressman
salesman
swordsman
talisman
Tasman
tradesman
tribesman
woodsman

Synonyms and antonyms of lengthsman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lengthsman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LENGTHSMAN

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The translations of lengthsman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lengthsman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lengthsman
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lengthsman
570 millions of speakers

English

lengthsman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lengthsman
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lengthsman
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lengthsman
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lengthsman
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lengthsman
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lengthsman
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lengthsman
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lengthsman
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lengthsman
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lengthsman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lengthsman
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lengthsman
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lengthsman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lengthsman
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lengthsman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lengthsman
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lengthsman
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

lengthsman
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lengthsman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lengthsman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lengthsman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lengthsman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENGTHSMAN»

The term «lengthsman» is used very little and occupies the 171.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENGTHSMAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lengthsman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENGTHSMAN»

Discover the use of lengthsman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lengthsman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Parliamentary Papers
J. Reynolds, Lengthsman .. „ W. Dobson, Bridge Painter G. M. Till, Fireman K. J. Brighton. Boiler-maker... D. Miller. Painter Dependants of J. Donovan, Shunter Locomotive Engineering Branch — Travelling Expenses, Postage, &c. ... TRAFFIC ...
Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1908
2
Crossing the Divide: A History of Alpha and Jericho Districts
I897 I.I.98 4'/zd Leased Maddison 24v George Baker Lengthsman I60 5.2.I897 I.I. 97 4'/zd Trans./ Leased 25v ]oseph Ganger I60 5.2.I897 I.I.97 4'/zd Purch. I902 Linningtom (F) 28v George Baker Lengthsman I60 27.4. I897 I.I.97 4'/zd Forf.
Janice Cooper, 2013
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Engn
lengthsman.' The words were slippery. He tried to concentrate. 'You know it. Everyone knows it. Without help he couldn't do his job properly. Without your help . The lanes would become rutted, the cattle would escape, the drainage channels  ...
Simon Kewin
4
Canal Narrowboats and Barges
BOAT-BUILDERS AND TYPES OF BOAT A lengthsman 's boat, complete with a small cabin, hauled wherever the ivork took him, c. 1890s. easily reach. Spoon dredging was labour-intensive and was largely superseded by steam grab ...
Tony Conder, 2004
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Queensland Railways: Report of the Commissioner
Lengthsman 8s. per day Retired 28 Sep., .912 Ferguson, J. G. Locomotive Labourer 8s. 6d. per day Resigned 16 Apr., 1913 Finch, A. B. Maintenance Lengthsman 8s. per day Resigned 30 Aug., 1912 j Finlay, W. Maintenance Lengthsman 7s.
Queensland. Railways Dept, 1913
6
Tales from Bush Graves
George Scroggie was a ganger in the railway in charge of two lengthsman. He had lived at Whitewood for the past three years. His daughter Jessie Jane and his son George also lived there. Jessie occasionally went to Hughenden and Nonda ...
Anne Alloway, Anne Alloway &, Roberta Morrison, 2012
7
Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals from Old ...
LENGTHSMAN'S COTTAGE by the portal, 1973. This structure was originally built as two cottages, but it was later converted to one lengthsman's cottage around 1905. It was inhabited until the 1960s. Some time after this picture was taken the ...
Edwin Cuss, 2013
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The Lost Villages: Rediscovering Britain's Vanished Communities
Andrew was a lengthsman and was employed by the Council to keep the hedges and ditches of the parish neat and tidy. He had taken over this job on the retirement of his father-in-law, Fred May, who was the previous parish lengthsman.
Henry Buckton, 2008
9
Living the Dream
He claimed to have the support of the local lengthsman in this view (which was strange because I had met the lengthsman at the Cassiobury locks and he inferred the opposite). All this would have been of scant importance had it not been for ...
Trevor Pavitt, 2007
10
The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the ...
THE. LENGTHSMAN. THE AUTOCARS AND THEIR ENTRANTS Date, Car and Entrant. 1899. A home in an old windmill. ERIC, or Little by Little How a Veteran Made the. Quaint Homes of Week-end Motorists was open to sell or let it at a ...
‎1933

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENGTHSMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lengthsman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Castle Gresley legend Albert Worthington honoured with his very …
... honour at a ceremony to name the site after him only months after he retired from his litter-picking role as parish lengthsman at the age of 91. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
2
Council looking for replacement after popular litter-picker aged 91 …
A PARISH council is completing the daunting task of replacing a much-loved 'lengthsman' who hung up his litter picker earlier this year. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
3
National parks 'damaged by cuts'
And Dartmoor, which has suffered a 40% cut to funding, has cut its "lengthsman" role to keep footpaths and bridleways neat and tidy, reduced ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
4
St Mary Bourne Parish Council June Meeting
A request for the lengthsman to clear specific culverts and watercourses in Stoke was declined as it would exceed the lengthsman's budget. «Andover Advertiser, Jun 15»
5
Netta's green village mission
Netta says village lengthsman Tim Hoyles is a “superhero” and “inspiration” when it comes to matters horticultural locally and has had a key ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jun 15»
6
A Sailing Academy, the Chain Bridge and Cute Sheep
You may also like. Open Country — The Lengthsman with Antony Gormley · View Programme · Farming Today — OECD on future of farming; North York Moors ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
7
Antony Gormley statue on Stratford Canal
The cottage was built in 1812 for the 'lengthsman' who maintained not just the lock but also the stretch of canal to the next lock. With its ... «Stratford Observer, May 15»
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Sir Antony Gormley interview: 'I don't have any choice over this: it's …
The last will peer into the lock opposite Lengthsman's Cottage in Lowsonford, Warwickshire. They will be there to see, free for all, for a year. «The Independent, May 15»
9
Golden weekend hosted at Astley Castle
Lengthsman's will also be open during the Golden Weekend. One of five sculptures, collectively called LAND, specially designed for the ... «Nuneaton News, May 15»
10
Antony Gormley: 'I am beginning to learn how to make sculpture'
One final sculpture will be placed inland, looking down into the canal lock at Lengthsman's cottage in Warwickshire, a nod to the exploitation of ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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