sure-footed
See also: surefooted
English
Adjective
sure-footed (comparative more sure-footed, superlative most sure-footed)
- Alternative form of surefooted
- 1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 439:
- 7. Engines to be made as sure footed as possible by high factors of adhesion, sensitive regulator, and efficient sanding gear.
- 1960 May, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 285:
- Over a road of such gradients, this is a very substantial weight for a Class "6" engine, and especially one with the not too sure-footed propensities of a Bulleid Pacific.
References
- “sure-footed”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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