单词 | maglev |
释义 | maglevn. The use of magnetic repulsion to support a train or other vehicle out of contact with the ground; a transportation system employing this. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport by psychic or futuristic means > [noun] teleportation1931 transporter1940 teleporting1946 teletransportation1946 teleportage1951 magnetic levitation1966 maglev1973 1973 Financial Times 7 Sept. 25/7 Krauss-Maffei expects to be running a 20-passenger ‘maglev’ vehicle capable of speeds up to 250 mph later this autumn. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 16 May 4/4 The Canadian program is aimed at the development of mag-lev vehicles which will travel at 300 miles an hour, carrying about 100 passengers each. 1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net (1989) vi. 185 Floors zipped past in ghastly mag-lev silence with only the occasional sniffle or rustle of newspaper. 1993 Rolling Stone 10 June 37 Maglev could revolutionize intercity travel. 1997 Sci. Amer. Oct. 77/1 As engineers have attempted to perfect maglevs, high-speed forms of conventional rail technology have become an increasingly attractive alternative. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973 |
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