单词 | aerotrain |
释义 | aerotrain in British English (ˈɛərəʊˌtreɪn) noun a high-speed train driven by a fan jet engine aerotrain in American English (ˈɛərəˌtrein) noun an experimental high-speed train that rides on a cushion of air over a concrete guide track in the shape of an inverted T and is propelled by one or more propellers or jet engines Also called: hovertrain Word origin [1965–70; aero- + train]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, Finlandization, T cell, red-eye, wraparoundaero- is a combining form meaning “air,” used in formation of compound words. Other wordsthat use the affix aero- include: aeroballistics, aerobatics, aerodynamics, aerogram, aerothermodynamics |
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