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telegas

telegas is the plural of telega.

Meaning of telega

Noun

telega (plural telegas or telegi)

  1. A simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
    • Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which...1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329

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Questions about telegas

What is telegas the plural of?
Telegas is the plural of telega.

Words near telegas in the dictionary

  1. teleg
  2. teleg.
  3. telega
  4. telegambling
  5. telegaming
  6. telegas
  7. telegenesis
  8. telegenetic
  9. telegenetics
  10. telegenic
  11. telegenically

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