רכבת

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, from the root relating to riding.

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רַכֶּבֶת • (rakévet) f (plural indefinite רַכָּבוֹת, singular construct רַכֶּבֶת־, plural construct רַכְּבוֹת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. train (a mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel)

• רַכֶּבֶל (rakével)
• רַכֶּבֶת הָרִים (rakévet harím)
• רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה (rakévet kalá)
• תַּחֲנַת רַכֶּבֶת f (takhanát rakévet)

• רֶכֶב m (rékhev)

• “רכבת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

• רכבת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

רכבת • (transliteration needed)

1. (רָכַבְתָּ, rachávta) Second-person masculine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רָכַב (racháv).
2. (רָכַבְתְּ, rachávt) Second-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of רָכַב (racháv).