three-ply en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having three strands or layers
It has been found that although the two-ply moquette used in L.T. train upholstery was of equal weight to the three-ply fabric used in L.T. buses, the bus fabric had 50 per cent longer life, and accordingly it is now being used also for trains.
1961 February, “Talking of Trains: New L.T. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 77:The vestibule ceilings are of three-ply, in removable sections to give access to the air-conditioning units, filters, and Pullman gangway control springs situated above.
1946 November and December, “New L.M.S.R. Royal Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 371:
Translations (12)
tl tatlong kapal (having three strands or layers) · be трохслаёвы (having three strands or layers) · ru трёхсло́йный (having three strands or layers) · la trilīx (having three strands or layers) · be трохпласто́вы (having three strands or layers) · gv tree filley (having three strands or layers) · pl trójwarstwowy (having three strands or layers) · uk тришаро́вий (having three strands or layers) · gv tree straihagh (having three strands or layers) · hu háromrétegű (having three strands or layers) · gv tree illit (having three strands or layers) · pl trzywarstwowy (having three strands or layers)