dresina

Catalan

Etymology

Named after Baron Karl Drais (1785–1851).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [dɾəˈzi.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [dɾeˈzi.na]
  • Rhymes: -inə, -ina
  • Hyphenation: dre‧si‧na

Noun

dresina f (plural dresines)

  1. (rail transport) draisine (light self-propelled vehicle for transporting personnel in charge of track maintenance)
    • 2024, Adam O., chapter 10, in Gro[1], →ISBN:
      La dresina va avançar mig metre més pels rails inclinats i després va tornar a caure cap enrere lentament.
      The draisine moved forward another half meter along the inclined rails and then slowly fell back again.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

dresina f (plural dresine)

  1. draisine

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

dresina f (plural dresinas)

  1. draisine