maglev
IPA: mˈægɫɛv
noun
- (rail transport) sort of train supported by magnetic levitation
adjective
- (rail transport) Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation.
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Examples of "maglev" in Sentences
- In truth, "levitating" trains really do exist - but they are properly called maglev trains, and they are high-tech marvels.
- The damnable things include that the US DOT repeatedly fucked over the people who are core inventors and designers for maglev, which is why the highest speed trains are in Eurasia.
- Shanghai already has the fastest "maglev" train, shorthand for the German-built "magnetic levitation" technology that propels the wheel-less train using a series of powerful magnets on a track.
- A high-speed train between Las Vegas and LA seems like a no brainer with some kind of maglev train like the one I took recently in Shanghai, which travels up to 268 MPH and averages 160 MPH throughout.
- The levitating train, known as maglev, was mocked earlier this year as the "Sin Express" by Republicans in Congress critical of $8 billion in high-speed rail funding included in the economic stimulus package.
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