Surfaceman

Translation of "surfaceman" into Russian

Noun

/ˈsɜːfəsmeɪn/

/ˈsɜr.fəsˌmeɪn/

surfaceman

surfacemen pl

поверхностник

The surfaceman was responsible for maintaining the railway tracks.

Поверхностник отвечал за обслуживание железнодорожных путей.

Additional translations

дорожный рабочий

поверхностный рабочий

Noun

/ˈsɜːfəsmeɪn/

/ˈsɜr.fəsˌmeɪn/

Rail transport: a laborer who aligns, levels, and maintains the surface of railway tracks.

A crew of surfacemen spent the night tamping the ballast along the main line.

Civil engineering: a worker who spreads and finishes materials to create or repair the surface of roads, airfields, or other paved areas.

The highway project employed dozens of surfacemen to lay the final layer of asphalt.

Mining: a worker employed above ground at a mine rather than underground.

After years underground, he took a safer job as a surfaceman at the coal mine.