bogienoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbəʊ.ɡi/us/ˈboʊ.ɡi/Indian Englisha carriage on a train (= one of the separate parts in which passengers sit)
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Railways: trains & parts of trains
- air brake
- baggage car
- boiler
- bullet train
- choo-choo
- coach
- commuter train
- couchette
- diesel
- emergency cord
- freight car
- intercity
- maglev train
- Pullman
- rolling stock
- shunt
- shuttle
- sleeping car
- truck
- wagon-lit
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Examples from literature
- Again, the long and heavy bogie Pullman and other coaches have the reputation among drivers, rightly or wrongly, of being hard to pull.
- As already mentioned, the hind part of the carriage rests upon two wheels, the front part being, as already mentioned, supported on the engine bogie.
- The coupling is effected by bolts close to the engine, and the car is drawn entirely by means of the bogie pin of the hind bogie.
- The locomotive of the Great Northern has a leading four-wheeled bogie, which considerably increases the steadiness of the engine, and counterbalances the disturbing effect of outside cylinders.