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danglebahn

UK/dæŋ.ɡəlˌbɑːn/

danglebahn noun: a suspended monorail, cable car or public transport system.

Noun

danglebahn

  1. (rare, slang) A suspended monorail, cable car or public transport system.

Proper noun capitalized: Danglebahn

Danglebahn

  1. (informal) The Wuppertal Schwebebahn suspended monorail system.

Origin of danglebahn

From Danglebahn, a compound of English dangle and German Bahn (“train”), by analogy with other rail transport systems such as U-bahn, Straßenbahn, etc.

A compound of English dangle and German Bahn (“train”) by analogy with other rail transport systems such as U-bahn, straßenbahn, etc.

Questions about danglebahn

What does danglebahn mean?
Danglebahn means a suspended monorail, cable car or public transport system.
What part of speech is danglebahn?
Danglebahn can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce danglebahn?
Danglebahn is pronounced /dæŋ.ɡəlˌbɑːn/ (UK).

Words near danglebahn in the dictionary

  1. Danglas
  2. dangle
  3. dangle after
  4. dangle the Dunlops
  5. dangleable
  6. danglebahn
  7. dangleberries
  8. dangleberry
  9. dangled
  10. dangled after
  11. dangled the Dunlops

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