Automobiles were strange things to see at the turn of the century.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
turn of the century — {n. phr.} The time at the end of one century and the beginning of the next century; {especially}: The time when the 1800 s became the 1900 s; the early 1900 s. * /Automobiles were strange things to see at the turn of the century./ … Dictionary of American idioms
turn of the century — {n. phr.} The time at the end of one century and the beginning of the next century; {especially}: The time when the 1800 s became the 1900 s; the early 1900 s. * /Automobiles were strange things to see at the turn of the century./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Turn of the century — Turn of the century, in its broadest sense, refers to the transition from one century to another. The term is most often used to indicate a non specific time period either before or after the beginning of a century for instance, if a statement… … Wikipedia
turn-of-the-century — adj [only before noun] existing or happening around the beginning of a century, especially the beginning of the 20th century →↑fin de siècle ▪ narrow turn of the century streets … Dictionary of contemporary English
Turn Of The Century — ist der ehemalige Name mehrerer Achterbahnen: Demon (California’s Great America) in California s Great America Demon in Six Flags Great America Vortex in Calaway Park Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
turn of the century — noun the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑historic period, ↑age * * * turn of the century ● turn * * * turn of the century, the period marking the end of the nineteenth and the beginning… … Useful english dictionary
Turn of the Century — Infobox Book | name = Turn of the Century image caption = Turn of the Century author = Kurt Andersen country = language = English genre = publisher = release date = media type = pages = isbn = Turn of the Century is a novel by Kurt Andersen It… … Wikipedia
turn of the century — noun The beginning or end of a certain century. By the turn of the century he was starting to become well known in literary circles … Wiktionary
turn of the century — See the turn of the century … English idioms
(the) turn of the century — the turn of the century/year/ phrase the time around the end of one century/year and the beginning of the next a mansion built at the turn of the century Thesaurus: periods of historyhyponym Main entry: turn * * * … Useful english dictionary
