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A railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cog railway, cogroad, cogway, rack-and-pinion railway
Antonyms: none provided
railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cog railway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
зъбчата железница
(zǎbčata železnica)
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Catalan:
tren cremallera
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Catalan:
cremallera
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Chinese Mandarin:
齒軌 /齿轨
(chǐguǐ)
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Chinese Mandarin:
齒軌鐵路 /齿轨铁路
(chǐguǐ tiělù)
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Czech:
zubačka
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Czech:
ozubená dráha
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Czech:
ozubnicová dráha
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Finnish:
hammasrata
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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French:
chemin de fer à crémaillère
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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German:
Zahnradbahn
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Hungarian:
fogaskerekű
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Italian:
ferrovia a cremagliera
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Japanese:
ラック式鉄道
(rakku-shiki tetsudō)
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Korean:
랙식 철도
(raek-sik cheoldo)
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Polish:
kolej zębata
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Russian:
зубчатая железная дорога
(zubčataja železnaja doroga)
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
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Spanish:
ferrocarril de cremallera
— railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
