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draisine

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.
  2. Synonym of draisienne.
    historical

Equivalents

12 more languages
Catalàdresina
Esperantodrezino
Suomiresiina
Italianodresina
日本語軌道自転車
Македонскидресина
Nederlandsdraisine
Polskidrezyna
Portuguêsdresinatrole
Русскийдрези́на
Svenskadressin
Türkçedrezin

Examples

“British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Draize Draize test Drajna drake Drake equation Drake Passage

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