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iron horse

iron horse noun: a railroad steam locomotive.

Noun

iron horse (plural iron horses)

  1. A railroad steam locomotive.
  2. (informal) A motorcycle.
    Synonyms:
    steel horse
  3. (dated, humorous) A velocipede; a bicycle.
    • Run beside your iron horse, leading it, as it were, with your hand, so as to familiarize yourself with its movements : this will be an affair of a few minutes merely.1868 December 26, “Velocipedes”, in Supplement to the Courant, Hartford
    • The rapid extension of the masses of bricks and mortar which constitute our enormous cities, makes it difficult to reach green fields or breathe fresh air by the use of the means of locomotion given to us by nature, but the happy possessor of a tricycle or bicycle, independent of distance, spins...1882 March 1, “The "London Medical Record" on bicycling and tricycling”, in London Bicycle Club Gazette

Proper noun capitalized: Iron Horse

Iron Horse

  1. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

Synonyms of iron horse

Forms of iron horse

pluraliron horses

Questions about iron horse

What does iron horse mean?
Iron horse means a railroad steam locomotive.
What part of speech is iron horse?
Iron horse can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of iron horse?
The plural of iron horse is iron horses.

Words near iron horse in the dictionary

  1. iron heel
  2. iron heels
  3. iron hoof
  4. iron hoofs
  5. iron hooves
  6. iron horse
  7. iron horses
  8. iron house
  9. iron houses
  10. iron ladies
  11. iron lady

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