erecting shopとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

erecting shop (複数形 erecting shops)

1. (dated) A place where large machines are put together and adjusted.
   • 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 285:

     Erecting-shop work was always hard and slogging, so that at the end of a 9¾ hour day there were not many who felt inclined for much more physical activity.

   • 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 159, 162:

     The erecting shop has pit accommodation for 39 locomotives, [...]
     [p162] Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and function of shops [...] Erecting Shop: Stripping and erection of locomotives and frame repairs.