sure-footed

See also: surefooted

English

Adjective

sure-footed (comparative more sure-footed, superlative most sure-footed)

  1. 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.

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