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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvagão
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /vaˈɡɐ̃w/
"O vagão de carga estava cheio de minério de ferro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vehicle designed to operate on railway tracks, typically used for carrying freight or passengers.
"The freight train consisted of dozens of railcars loaded with grain and timber." - 2
A self-propelled passenger car running on a railway.
"A single diesel railcar provided service on the quiet rural branch line."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound formed from 'rail' (derived from Old French 'reille', from Latin 'regula', meaning a straight rod or bar) and 'car' (from Old North French 'carre', ultimately from Latin 'carrus', meaning a wheeled vehicle). It emerged in the 19th century with the development of modern railway transport to designate any vehicle designed to run on railway tracks.
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wagon
Transliteration: /va.ɡɔ̃/
"Les wagons de marchandises étaient garés sur la voie de bord."
Eisenbahnwagen
Transliteration: /ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌvaːɡn̩/
"Der Güterzug transportierte schwere Eisenbahnwagen voller Kohle."
vagone
Transliteration: /vaˈɡo.ne/
"Il treno merci era composto da cinquanta vagoni."
vagón
Transliteration: /baˈɣon/
"Los pasajeros subieron rápidamente al último vagón del tren."
vagão
Transliteration: /vaˈɡɐ̃w/
"O vagão de carga estava cheio de minério de ferro."
रेल का डिब्बा
Transliteration: rel ka dibba
"मालगाड़ी में बहुत सारे रेल के डिब्बे जुड़े हुए थे।"
铁路车厢
Transliteration: tiělù chēxiāng
"这列货车挂着许多节铁路车厢。"
철도 차량
Transliteration: cheoldo charyang
"화물 열차는 다양한 철도 차량으로 구성되어 있다."
鉄道車両
Transliteration: tetsudō sharyō
"工場では新しい鉄道車両の製造が行われている。"
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