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electric multiple unit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A multiple unit train powered by electricity, abbreviated EMU.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 電動列車 /电动列车 — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電聯車 /电联车 (diànliánchē) — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Finnish: sähkömoottorijuna — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Hindi: इलेक्ट्रिक मल्टिपल इकाई (ilekṭrik malṭipal ikāī) — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Indonesian: kereta rel listrik — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Japanese: 電車 (densha) — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Korean: 전기 동력분산식 열차 (jeon'gi dongnyeokbunsansik yeolcha) — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Polish: elektryczny zespół trakcyjny — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Spanish: unidad eléctrica múltiple — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Tamil: மின்தன்னுந்து பெட்டி (miṉtaṉṉuntu peṭṭi) — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Telugu: విద్యుత్ మల్టిపుల్ యూనిట్ (vidyut malṭipul yūniṭ) — multiple unit powered by electricity
  • Vietnamese: tàu điện động lực phân tán — multiple unit powered by electricity