draisine
See also: Draisine
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after Baron Karl Drais (1785–1851), who invented a predecessor to the bicycle.
Noun edit
draisine (plural draisines)
- (rail transport) A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.
- Hyponyms: handcar, pump trolley
- (historical, cycling) Synonym of draisienne
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Translations edit
light auxiliary rail vehicle
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Draisine, after Karl Drais.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
draisine f (plural draisines)
- draisine (light railway vehicle) [from ca. 1860s]
- 1867 July 13, “Uitzendingen”, in Nederlandsche staats-courant, number 164, page 5:
- […] / 2 bagagewagens met remwerk; / 1 handdienstwagen (draisine); / en magazijngoederen.
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- (obsolete, historical) dandy horse, draisienne [from early 19th c.]
- 1821 March 16, J. van der Plaats, “Iets over loopwerktuigen”, in Algemene konst- en letter-bode, number 12, page 185:
- Daar men tot hier in de Nederlanden niet algemeen bekend ſchijnt te zijn en althans weinig gebruik maakt van het verbeterd Loopwerktuig, Draiſine, Velocipede, Dendyhorſe of onder welken naam ook bekend, door den Baron v o n D r a i s uitgedacht en door den Werktuigkundige W e l l e n ſ c h l ä g e r te Frankfort aan de Main,[sic] aanmerkelijk verbeterd, […]
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
draisine f (plural draisines)
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Further reading edit
- “draisine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Italian edit
Noun edit
draisine f