iron\ horse

iron\ horse
noun informal
A railroad locomotive; the engine of a railroad train.

In its first days, the iron horse frightened many people as it roared across country scattering sparks.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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