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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Through \Through\, a.
Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from
the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through
line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of
passage through; as, a through bridge.
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{Through bolt}, a bolt which passes through all the thickness
or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is
fixed.
{Through bridge}, a bridge in which the floor is supported by
the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so
that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf.
{Deck bridge}, under {Deck}.
{Through cold}, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland.
{Through stone}, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
{through stane}.] --Sir W. Scott.
{Through ticket}, a ticket for the whole journey.
{Through train}, a train which goes the whole length of a
railway, or of a long route.
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