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PRONUNCIATION OF RAILBUS

railbus  [ˈreɪlˌbʌs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAILBUS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Railbus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAILBUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

railbus

Railbus

A railbus is a very lightweight type passenger rail vehicle that shares many aspects of their construction with a bus, usually having a bus, or modified bus body, and having four wheels on a fixed base, instead of on bogies. These railbuses, a design developed in the 1930s, have evolved into larger dimensions, performance and characteristics similar in appearance to a light railcar, and today the terms railcar and railbus are often used interchangeably. Railbuses designed for use specifically on little-used railway lines were commonly employed in countries such as Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom and Sweden. Today railbuses are being replaced by modern light DMU railcar designs.

Definition of railbus in the English dictionary

The definition of railbus in the dictionary is a bus-like vehicle for use on railway lines. Other definition of railbus is a train that operates locally and as frequently as a bus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAILBUS


aerobus
ˈɛərəʊˌbʌs
Airbus
ˈɛəˌbʌs
autobus
ˈɔːtəʊˌbʌs
battlebus
ˈbætəlˌbʌs
blunderbuss
ˈblʌndəˌbʌs
helibus
ˈhelɪˌbʌs
microbus
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbʌs
minibus
ˈmɪnɪˌbʌs
motorbus
ˈməʊtəˌbʌs
omnibus
ˈɒmnɪˌbʌs
playbus
ˈpleɪˌbʌs
postbus
ˈpəʊstˌbʌs
trolleybus
ˈtrɒlɪˌbʌs
waterbus
ˈwɔːtərˌbʌs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAILBUS

rail
rail gauge
rail link
rail rage
rail strike
rail traffic
rail transport
railbed
railbird
railcar
railcard
railer
railhead
railing
railingly
railings
railleries
raillery
railless
railman

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAILBUS

Arbus
ceteris paribus
colobus
Columbus
Cottbus
globus
incubus
jacobus
Knights of Columbus
miss the bus
morbus
nimbus
Phoebus
rebus
rhombus
school bus
shuttle bus
succubus
syllabus
thrombus

Synonyms and antonyms of railbus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «railbus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAILBUS

Find out the translation of railbus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of railbus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «railbus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

railbus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

railbus
570 millions of speakers

English

railbus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

railbus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

railbus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Railbus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Railbus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

railbus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

railbus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Railbus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schienenbus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

railbus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

railbus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Railbus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

railbus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

railbus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेल्वेमार्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ray Otobüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Railbus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

railbus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Railbus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

railbus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραίνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

railbus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rälsbuss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skinnebussen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of railbus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILBUS»

The term «railbus» is regularly used and occupies the 59.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILBUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «railbus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «railbus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about railbus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAILBUS»

Discover the use of railbus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to railbus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cuba Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
Las Tunas - Balcon, railbus. second class 557/558/559/560/561I562/563/564/ 565/566/567/568, daily, Piedrecitas - Kilometro 5.6, railbus. second class 608/ 609, daily, Santiago de Cuba - Manzanlllo, train. second class 610/611, every second ...
Tiki Travel
2
Articles on Railcars, Including: Uerdingen Railbus, Wismar ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
3
History of the J.G. Brill Company
The J. G. Brill Company's railbus output was only about thirty during 1921-1922, although Brill did manage to more or less standardize 21i6" bodies for them. Most of Brill's railbuses were built for Mack, which already had experience in the ...
Debra Brill, 2001
4
Unconventional and Community Transport in the United Kingdom
It is arguable how far one should take the railbus story, as it was but a component of the search for an effective DMU replacement. The typical "bus on rails" was the LEV , while the classic production railbus was the Class 141. Later models ...
Stephen D. Nutley, 1990
5
New Scientist
Aussies to boost funds for Antarctic research Railbus fares well WEEK Layfield faces up to Lawson over Sizewell Cash boost. T H I W K THE AUSTRALIAN Government is finally facing up to the fact that it will have to spend a lot of money to ...
6
New Scientist
Finally, in the 1960s BR built or imported a small number of railbuses, in a vain attempt to cut costs further and forestall closures of branch lines. Being lighter than a diesel unit, a railbus saves on fuel and causes less wear and tear on the track.
7
Comeng 3: Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering ...
RAILBUS. Around the time when the paybuses were being introduced NSWGR was faced with addressing the uneconomical passenger service on the 84 km route between Cooma and Bombala. These were operated by 600/700-class diesel ...
John Dunn, 2013
8
The Dinky: Illinois Terminal Railbus
Information on the railbus fondly known as The Dinky, in operation from 1939 to 1953. It made three round trips daily from Grafton to Alton on tracks where The Great River Road is now located.
‎2006
9
Railcars: Uerdingen Railbus, Budd Rail Diesel Car, Redhen ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
10
New Scientist
The railbus was developed by BR's scientists at Derby. It was a brilliantly simple concept. Scientists at Derby took two Leyland National bus bodies and stuck them back to back on the chassis of a high-speed railway wagon. The four- wheel  ...

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAILBUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term railbus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jokowi's railbus set to get back on track
On standby for the last two years, the Batara Kresna railbus system initiated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during his time as mayor of Surakarta is set to ... «Jakarta Post, Dec 14»
2
26 November, Railbus Kertalaya Kembali Beroperasi
SRIPOKU.COM, PALEMBANG -- Setelah hampir enam bulan mati suri atau tak beroperasional, railbus Kereta Api (KA) Kertalaya direncanakan akan kembali ... «Sriwijaya Post, Nov 14»
3
High costs leave Solo's new railbus system idle
The Batara Kresna Railbus commuter train serving Sukoharjo-Surakarta (Solo)-Yogyakarta has been idle for the last five months due to high operational costs ... «Jakarta Post, Mar 13»
4
Surakarta launches 'railbus'
Sri Wahyati, a resident of Surakarta who commutes to Yogyakarta, said that she welcomed the railbus as an alternative to the Prambanan Express economy train ... «Jakarta Post, Aug 12»

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