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motor bogie

motor bogie noun: a bogie fitted with one or more traction motors, for the purpose of propelling a diesel-electric or electric train or locomotive. Many locomotives have three-axle motor bogies.

motor bogie: a bogie fitted with one or more traction motors, for the purpose of propelling a diesel-electric or...
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Noun

motor bogie (plural motor bogies)

  1. (UK) A bogie fitted with one or more traction motors, for the purpose of propelling a diesel-electric or electric train or locomotive. Many locomotives have three-axle motor bogies.
    • The motor bogie is mounted on 3 ft.-4 in. dia. wheels, one lightweight motor being fitted on each motor axle, with the motor nose resting on a rubber block carried on a bracket welded to the bogie transom.1955 June, “Two-Car Electric Units for Tyneside and Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 387

Forms of motor bogie

pluralmotor bogies

Questions about motor bogie

What does motor bogie mean?
Motor bogie means a bogie fitted with one or more traction motors, for the purpose of propelling a diesel-electric or electric train or locomotive. Many locomotives have three-axle motor bogies.
What part of speech is motor bogie?
Motor bogie is a noun.
What is the plural of motor bogie?
The plural of motor bogie is motor bogies.

Words near motor bogie in the dictionary

  1. motor aphasias
  2. motor banca
  3. motor bancas
  4. motor boat
  5. motor boats
  6. motor bogie
  7. motor bogies
  8. motor bus
  9. motor buses
  10. motor busses
  11. motor car

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