Drawgear

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A harness for draught horses. countable
  2. 2
    The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn. countable, uncountable

    "Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear."

Synonyms

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drawhead

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"Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear."

Etymology

From draw + gear.

Related phrases

draught horse

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