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Pendolino

Pendolino noun: any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.

pendolino: any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401
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Noun

Pendolino (plural Pendolinos)

  1. Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.
    1. The British Rail Class 390.

Forms of Pendolino

pluralPendolinos

Origin of Pendolino

From Italian Pendolino (a trademark), originally pendolo (“pendulum”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).

Words formed from Pendolino

Questions about Pendolino

What does Pendolino mean?
Pendolino means any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.
What part of speech is Pendolino?
Pendolino is a noun.
What is the plural of Pendolino?
The plural of Pendolino is Pendolinos.

Words near Pendolino in the dictionary

  1. Pendleton County
  2. pendletonite
  3. Pendley
  4. Pendleys
  5. Pendock
  6. Pendolino
  7. Pendolinos
  8. pendom
  9. pendoo
  10. pendoos
  11. pendragon

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