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springborne

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Supported by (mechanical) springs.

not-comparable

Examples

“The motors are attached to the bogie frames so as to be fully springborne, and drive⟳ through quills and flexible couplings to the wheels.”
“The Pullman trains are the first B.R. diesel multiple-units to have⟳ fully springborne traction motors, which employ⟳ a Brown Boveri spring⟳ drive⟳ to the road wheels.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

springed Springeresque Springfieldian springful springier springiest

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