telega

[ tuh-leg-uh; Russian tyi-lye-guh ]

/ təˈlɛg ə; Russian tyɪˈlyɛ gə /

noun

a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.

Origin of telega

First recorded in 1550–60; from Russian teléga, probably ultimately from Mongolian; compare classical Mongolian telege(n) “carriage”

Words nearby telega

teleferic, téléférique, telefilm, telefoto, teleg., telega, telegenic, telegnosis, Telegonus, telegony, telegram

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Example sentences from the Web for telega

As it came nearer, I perceived a telega, a country cart, with a horse harnessed to it.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston
At the same moment the rattling noise of a telega was heard somewhere in the distance.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin
Curiously primitive, the telega is four-wheeled, with two planks thrown crudely across the axle-trees.
The Secret of the Night|Gaston Leroux
Sledge-travelling was discontinued, and we had to resort to the telega, simply an open cart without any springs.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie

I mounted the telega (Summer carriage), two hussars withdrawn swords beside, and took the road to Khasan.
Marie|Alexander Pushkin

British Dictionary definitions for telega

telega

/ (tɛˈleɪɡə) /

noun

a rough four-wheeled cart used in Russia

Word Origin for telega

C16: from Russian

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	telega
释义	telega [ tuh-leg-uh; Russian tyi-lye-guh ] / təˈlɛg ə; Russian tyɪˈlyɛ gə / noun a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs. Origin of telega First recorded in 1550–60; from Russian teléga, probably ultimately from Mongolian; compare classical Mongolian telege(n) “carriage” Words nearby telega teleferic, téléférique, telefilm, telefoto, teleg., telega, telegenic, telegnosis, Telegonus, telegony, telegram Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telega As it came nearer, I perceived a telega, a country cart, with a horse harnessed to it. Fred Markham in Russia\|W. H. G. Kingston At the same moment the rattling noise of a telega was heard somewhere in the distance. The Duel\|A. I. Kuprin Curiously primitive, the telega is four-wheeled, with two planks thrown crudely across the axle-trees. The Secret of the Night\|Gaston Leroux Sledge-travelling was discontinued, and we had to resort to the telega, simply an open cart without any springs. The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,\|Alexander Michie I mounted the telega (Summer carriage), two hussars withdrawn swords beside, and took the road to Khasan. Marie\|Alexander Pushkin British Dictionary definitions for telega telega / (tɛˈleɪɡə) / noun a rough four-wheeled cart used in Russia Word Origin for telega C16: from Russian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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