Most of the machines came from government surplus rather than railroad sources.
Both men had been buying and selling government surplus stock after the second world war and often met at auctions.
The original descent, by members of the Gritstone Club, involved nine trips over a period of three months, dressed in tweeds, with primitive lighting, and using government surplus heavy-weight rope ladders.
He bought inexpensive government surplus shell casings and painted them to sell as motor route newspaper tubes.
We estimate that the general government surplus is likely to rise to around 6 percent of gross domestic product this year, supported by high oil prices as well as back tax payments.
Definition of government surplus in US English:
government surplus
noun
Unused equipment sold by the government.
政府出售的剩余设备
as modifiergovernment surplus store
Example sentencesExamples
Both men had been buying and selling government surplus stock after the second world war and often met at auctions.
Most of the machines came from government surplus rather than railroad sources.
We estimate that the general government surplus is likely to rise to around 6 percent of gross domestic product this year, supported by high oil prices as well as back tax payments.
The original descent, by members of the Gritstone Club, involved nine trips over a period of three months, dressed in tweeds, with primitive lighting, and using government surplus heavy-weight rope ladders.
He bought inexpensive government surplus shell casings and painted them to sell as motor route newspaper tubes.