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# cincinnus
## English
### Alternative forms

* cicinnus

### Etymology

From Latin cincinnus (“a lock of hair”).

### Noun

cincinnus (plural cincinni)
* (botany) A type of monochasium on which the successive axes arise alternately in respect to the preceding one; a scorpioid cyme.

#### Derived terms

* cincinnal

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῐ́κῐννος (kĭ́kĭnnos). For sense two, compare calamistrum.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /kinˈkin.nus/, [kɪŋˈkɪnːʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin.nus/, [t͡ʃin̠ʲˈt͡ʃinːus]

### Noun

cincinnus m (genitive cincinnī); second declension
* a curled lock of hair
* (figuratively) an oratorical ornament too artificial, excessive or elaborate
    Synonyms: calamister, calamistrum

#### Declension

Second-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* cincinnātus

#### Descendants

* English: cincinnus
* Galician: cenceno
* Italian: cincinno

### References

* “cincinnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “cincinnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "cincinnus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* cincinnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* “cincinnus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
# ընդդիմություն
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Old Armenian ընդդիմութիւն (ənddimutʻiwn).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ənddimuˈtʰjun/, [əndːimut͡sʰjún]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ənttimuˈtʏn/, [əntʰːimutʰʏ́n]

### Noun

ընդդիմություն • (ənddimutʻyun) (traditional orthography spelling ընդդիմութիւն)
* resistance, opposition
* (politics) opposition
    խորհրդարանում ընդդիմությունը թույլ է ― xorhrdaranum ənddimutʻyunə tʻuyl ē ― the opposition in the parliament is weak

#### Declension

*colloquial **dated
# govêrnos
## Portuguese

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### Noun

govêrnos m
* plural of govêrno
# biléi
## Lingala
### Etymology

Deverbal from líya (“eat”).

### Noun

biléi class 8
* food
    kokila biléi ― to abstain from food, to fast
* meal
# Brooklyn fade
## English
### Etymology

Derived from the fact that the haircut was first popularised in Brooklyn, New York City.

### Noun

Brooklyn fade (plural Brooklyn fades)
* Synonym of taper fade
# latě
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlacɛ]

### Noun

latě
* inflection of lať:
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural
** genitive singular
# gibberishness
## English
### Etymology

From gibberish +‎ -ness.

### Noun

gibberishness (uncountable)
* The quality of being gibberish.
# ծախում
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Old Armenian ծախումն (caxumn).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /t͡sɑˈχum/, [t͡sɑχúm]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /d͡zɑˈχum/, [d͡zɑχúm]

### Noun

ծախում • (caxum)
* buying
* selling

#### Declension

*the singular locative is seldom used
# Brumana
## Italian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Brumana m or f by sense
* a surname

### Further reading

* Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025
# ներբող
## Armenian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ներբող (nerboł).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /neɾˈboʁ/, [neɾbóʁ], /neɾˈpʰoʁ/, [neɾpʰóʁ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /neɾˈpoʁ/, [neɾpʰóʁ]
* Hyphenation: ներ‧բող

### Noun

ներբող • (nerboġ) (literary)
* eulogy, praise, encomium, panegyric

#### Declension
### References

* Asatryan, M. E. (1976) “Arewelahay grakan lezvi jayneġ paytʻakan baġajayneri artasanutʻyunə [On the pronunciation of voiced consonants in Standard Eastern Armenian]”, in Banber Erewani hamalsarani [“Banber” – Bulletin of Yerevan University] (in Armenian), volume 29, number 2, page 41 of 32–47

## Old Armenian
### Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps created by the Hellenizing School from ներ (ner, “in”) and փողոց (pʻołocʻ, “street”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion, “laudatory ode, praise”), from ἐν (en, “in”) and κῶμος (kômos, “festival, procession in the streets”). For the unusual spelling instead of *ներփող (*nerpʻoł) see բդեդ (bded).

### Noun

ներբող • (nerboł)
* eulogy, praise, encomium, panegyric

#### Derived terms

* ներբողաբանեմ (nerbołabanem)
* ներբողաբանութիւն (nerbołabanutʻiwn)
* ներբողածանօթ (nerbołacanōtʻ)
* ներբողական (nerbołakan)
* ներբողանի (nerbołani)
* ներբողանուն (nerbołanun)
* ներբողեան (nerbołean)
* ներբողեմ (nerbołem)
* ներբողիչ (nerbołičʻ)
* ներբողութիւն (nerbołutʻiwn)
* ներբողումն (nerbołumn)

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: ներբող (nerboġ) (learned)

### References

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ներբող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ներբող”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ներբող”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
# spicose
## English
### Etymology

From Latin spica (“a spike or ear”).

### Adjective

spicose (comparative more spicose, superlative most spicose)
* (botany) Having spikes or ears like those of corn.
    a spicose umbel

### References

* “spicose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* Scopies, piscose, psicose, scopies
# drùin
## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* (Colonsay) IPA: [t̪ɾuːɲ]

### Verb

drùin (past dhrùin, future drùinidh, verbal noun drùineadh, past participle drùinte)
* Islay, Colonsay, and Jura form of dùin (“shut, close”)

### References

* ↑ Scouller, Alastair (2017) The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 354

### Further reading

* Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN
# stretch limo
## English
### Noun

stretch limo (plural stretch limos)
* (informal) stretch limousine
** 2013, Julian Sher, Somebody's Daughter:No flashy dressers, skimpily dressed starlets, or celebrities stepping out of stretch limos. Instead, on a warm Friday evening in June 2009, one hundred protestors sang prayers, chanted slogans, and carried signs […]
# infrassônico
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From infra- +‎ sônico.

### Adjective

infrassônico (feminine infrassônica, masculine plural infrassônicos, feminine plural infrassônicas)
* Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of infrassónico.
# սակարկել
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Old Armenian սակ արկանեմ (sak arkanem).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /sɑkɑɾˈkel/, [sɑkɑɾkél]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /sɑɡɑɾˈɡel/, [sɑɡɑɾɡél]

### Verb

սակարկել • (sakarkel)
* to bargain, to haggle
* (figuratively) to negotiate

#### Inflection

*colloquial **dated
*colloquial **dated
# inambigüidades
## Portuguese
### Noun

inambigüidades
* plural of inambigüidade
# արբել
## Armenian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian արբիմ (arbim).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ɑɾˈbel/, [ɑɾbél], /ɑɾˈpʰel/, [ɑɾpʰél]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ɑɾˈpel/, [ɑɾpʰél]
* Hyphenation: ար‧բել

### Verb

արբել • (arbel)
* Literary form of հարբել (harbel)

#### Conjugation

*colloquial **dated
*colloquial **dated

### References

* Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 24
* Asatryan, M. E. (1976) “Arewelahay grakan lezvi jayneġ paytʻakan baġajayneri artasanutʻyunə [On the pronunciation of voiced consonants in Standard Eastern Armenian]”, in Banber Erewani hamalsarani [“Banber” – Bulletin of Yerevan University] (in Armenian), volume 29, number 2, page 41 of 32–47

## Old Armenian
### Verb

արբել • (arbel)
* infinitive of արբիմ (arbim)
# elímá
## Lingala
### Noun

elímá class 7 (plural bilímá class 8)
* monster, dragon
* demon, evil spirit
# carfie
## English
### Etymology

Blend of car +‎ selfie

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kɑːfi/, [kʰɑːfi]
* (Scotland) IPA: [kʰäɾfi]
* (General American) IPA: /kɑɹfi/
** (Boston) IPA: [kʰaːfi]
* (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /kaːfi/, [kʰäːfi]
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)fi

### Noun

carfie (plural carfies)
* (informal, India) A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car.
** 2016 November 23, Zee News:Long time since I took a carfie.
** 2018 March 22, Sanya Panwar, “Mahira Khan has effortless style: Her pics will give you outfit inspo for days”, in Hindustan Times:Whether she’s walking the red carpet of her movie premieres or sitting in the front rows of award shows or simply clicking a carfie (car selfie), Mahira always offers an effortless take on dressing.
** 2018 September 13, “Nick Jonas won't let go of Priyanka Chopra and these photos are proof”, in Times Now:Priyanka Chopra looks absolutely flawless in this sun-kissed carfie from San Francisco

### Anagrams

* fiacre
# morastig
## German
### Etymology

Morast +‎ -ig

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈʁastɪç/ (standard)
* IPA: /moˈʁastɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: mo‧ras‧tig

### Adjective

morastig (strong nominative masculine singular morastiger, comparative morastiger, superlative am morastigsten)
* marshy, boggy, muddy
    Der Boden war feucht und morastig.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
# infrassónico
## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* infrassônico (Brazil)
* infra-sónico (pre-1990 spelling, Portugal)
* infra-sônico (pre-1990 spelling, Brazil)

### Etymology

From infra- +‎ sónico.

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.fɾɐˈsɔ.ni.ku/
* Hyphenation: in‧fras‧só‧ni‧co

### Adjective

infrassónico (feminine infrassónica, masculine plural infrassónicos, feminine plural infrassónicas)
* infrasonic
# մոտավոր
## Armenian
### Alternative forms

* մօտաւոր (mōtawor) — traditional orthography

### Etymology

From Old Armenian մօտաւոր (mōtawor).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /motɑˈvoɾ/, [motɑvóɾ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /modɑˈvoɾ/, [modɑvóɾ]

### Adjective

մոտավոր • (motavor) (superlative ամենամոտավոր)
* (rare) proximate, nearby, close by
* familiar, familial, close (of relationships)
* close, near, soon (of time)
* approximate

#### Declension
### Noun

մոտավոր • (motavor)
* (rare) proximity, vicinity, nearness

#### Related terms

* մոտ (mot)
# inambigùidade
## Portuguese
### Noun

inambigùidade f (plural inambigùidades)
* (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1945) of inambiguidade.
# uzvar
## English
### Etymology 1

From Ukrainian узвар (uzvar). Doublet of vzvar.

#### Noun

uzvar (uncountable)
* A cold Ukrainian beverage made from boiled fruits (typically fresh or dried).
    Hypernym: kompot
    Coordinate term: vzvar (Russian)
** 1962 January 4, Zora Unkovich, “According to the Julian Calendar: Tradition Decrees 12 Courses at ‘Svyata Vechera’ Meal”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 35, number 150, Pittsburgh, Pa., page 12, column 2:Following the kootya, a borsch (beet soup) is served. Then come herring, pyrohy (dumplings); […] and uzvar, a compete of dried fruits.
** 2024 October 3, Jamie Donnelly, “A foodie’s guide to Tucson Meet Yourself”, in Arizona Daily Star, volume 147, number 277, Tucson, Ariz.: Lee Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Caliente” section, page 10, column 3:Aside from their pierogis, their menu also includes Ukrainian borscht soup, nalysnyky crepes and uzvar, a traditional drink made out of dried fruits and honey.
** 2024 November 30, Olena Abramova, “What Christams is like in Ukraine”, in The Citizen, volume 209, number 168, Auburn, N.Y.: Lee Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A7, column 1:On Christmas Eve, my family gathers to eat a simple meal of kutya, a porridge of rice with poppy seeds and honey, and uzvar, a drink made of chopped and stewed apples, pears and plums.

#### Further reading

* kompot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

uzvar (uncountable)
* Alternative form of vzvar.
** 1951 December 25, “Yule Customs: Reed Faculty Wives Know Old Recipes”, in Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, Ore., →OCLC, page 1, column 6:Mrs. Vera Kriboshein, instructor in Russian at Reed, makes manny traditional foods, among them Christmas Honey cookies and Uzvar. Uzvar is served at the big, family Christmas Eve dinner.
** 1956 January 6, “Orthodox Church Plans To Mark Christmas Eve”, in Wilmington Morning News, volume 149, number 5, Wilmington, Del., →OCLC, page 6, column 1:Uzvar, a concoction of boiled dried fruits is also served.
** 2014 February 5, Mia Stainsby, “Olympic flavours: Beyond perogies and cabbage rolls: Because Russia is so vast, its cuisine reflects influences from Baltic and Asian to Mediterranean”, in The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C.: Postmedia Network Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page D3, column 3:Borscht, perogies, halushky (potato dumplings), pelmenie, cabbage rolls, nalesniki (cheese blintzes), uzvar (beverage made from a dried fruit compote) and different meat pies were also rolled out.
# bói
## Lingala
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

bói class 14
* honey
    Synonym: mafúta ma nzói

#### Related terms

* nzói

## Macanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English boy. Semantically unrelated to Portuguese boy.

### Noun

bói
* waiter
    Chomâ bói trazê café co lêteAsk the waiter to bring coffee with milk

#### Usage notes

* Also used in restaurants as an interjection to attract the attention of a waiter.

#### See also

* fóquei

### References

* https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#boi

## Portuguese
### Noun

bói m (plural bóis)
* Alternative spelling of boy

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pul ~ *puul ~ *puəl and cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɒːl³, Koho pôl and Khmer បូល (boul).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔɓɔj˧˦]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔɓɔj˦˥]

### Verb

bói • (𧴤, 貝)
* to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury

#### Derived terms

* bói cá
* bói toán
* coi bói
* thầy bói
* xem bói
# kindred spirit
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

kindred spirit (plural kindred spirits)
* (idiomatic) Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.
    She found in her neighbor a good friend, gardening companion and kindred spirit.
** 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:I have sought but a kindred spirit to share it, and I have found such in thee.
** 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:But his fine qualities being perfectly understood and appreciated in those regions where his lot was cast, and where he had many kindred spirits to consort with, he may be regarded as having been born under a fortunate star, which is not always the case with a man so much before the age in which he lives.
** 1903, Henry James, The Ambassadors‎:He repeated to Chad what he had been saying in the court to Waymarsh; how there was no doubt whatever that his sister would find the latter a kindred spirit, no doubt of the alliance, based on an exchange of views, that the pair would successfully strike up.
** 2023 January 2, David Smith, “2024 Veepstakes: who will Donald Trump choose as his running mate?”, in The Guardian‎:He is a Trump kindred spirit who goads liberals, appeases Russian president Vladimir Putin and promotes the far-right “great replacement” theory that western elites are importing immigrant voters to supplant white people.
* Someone or something with which one feels connected.

#### Translations
### See also

* soulmate
# intentful
## English
### Etymology

From intent +‎ -ful.

### Adjective

intentful (comparative more intentful, superlative most intentful)
* Intentional.
# τεχνάζω
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

From τέχνη (tékhnē) +‎ -άζω (-ázō).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /te.kʰnáz.dɔː/ → /teˈxna.zo/ → /teˈxna.zo/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /te.kʰnáz.dɔː/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /teˈkʰna.zo/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /teˈxna.zo/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /teˈxna.zo/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /teˈxna.zo/
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### Verb

τεχνάζω • (tekhnázō)
* to employ art, create utilizing art
* to contrive or scheme cunningly; utilize subterfuge, deception
** 484 BCE – 425 BCE, Herodotus, The Histories 3.130:κατεφάνη τε τῷ Δαρείῳ τεχνάζειν ἐπιστάμενος, καὶ τοὺς ἀγαγόντας αὐτὸν ἐκέλευσε μάστιγάς τε καὶ κέντρα παραφέρειν ἐς τὸ μέσον. ὁ δὲ ἐνθαῦτα δὴ ὦν ἐκφαίνει, φὰς ἀτρεκέως μὲν οὐκ ἐπίστασθαι, ὁμιλήσας δὲ ἰητρῷ φλαύρως ἔχειν τὴν τέχνηνkatephánē te tôi Dareíōi tekhnázein epistámenos, kaì toùs agagóntas autòn ekéleuse mástigás te kaì kéntra paraphérein es tò méson. ho dè enthaûta dḕ ôn ekphaínei, phàs atrekéōs mèn ouk epístasthai, homilḗsas dè iētrôi phlaúrōs ékhein tḕn tékhnēn

#### Related terms

* ἀτεχνέω (atekhnéō)
* τεχνάομαι (tekhnáomai)
* τεχνικός (tekhnikós)
* τεχνίτης (tekhnítēs)
* τεχνογρᾰ́φος (tekhnogrắphos)
* τεχνολογίᾱ (tekhnologíā)
* τεχνολόγος (tekhnológos)

### References

* “τεχνάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “τεχνάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* τεχνάζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* Pape, Wilhelm, Benseler, Gustav Eduard (1884) Wörterbuch der griechischen Eigennamen (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
* “τεχνάζω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
# puhua läpiä päähänsä
## Finnish
### Etymology

puhua (“speak, talk”) + läpiä (“hole”) + päähän (“to the head”) + possessive suffix; literally "to talk a hole into one's head"

### Verb

puhua läpiä päähänsä
* (idiomatic) to shoot one's mouth off, to talk through one's hat, to whistle in the dark
    Puhuin läpiä päähäni.I was shooting my mouth off.

#### Conjugation

See puhua. läpiä is in the plural number and in the partitive case, but is inflected in the genitive in action nouns: see Appendix:Finnish verb phrases. päähänsä takes the appropriate possessive suffix:
# մոտավորել
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Old Armenian մօտաւորեմ (mōtaworem).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /motɑvoˈɾel/, [motɑvoɾél]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /modɑvoˈɾel/, [modɑvoɾél]

### Verb

մոտավորել • (motavorel) (traditional orthography spelling մօտաւորել)
* to approximate, to approach

#### Inflection

*colloquial **dated
*colloquial **dated
# inextingùível
## Portuguese
### Adjective

inextingùível m or f (plural inextingùíveis)
* (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1945) of inextinguível.
# loading gauge
## English
### Noun

loading gauge (plural loading gauges)
* (rail transport, UK) The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures.
** 1946 January and February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Condensing Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 62:In Russia, where experiments on a considerable scale have been made with condensing, the railways have the considerable advantage of a loading gauge 17 ft. high (the biggest in the world), as compared with the British 13 ft. or slightly over.
** 1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 561:The first "K" class 4-8-4 appeared in 1932. Designed and built in New Zealand, these are probably the biggest non-articulated locomotives possible within the loading gauge.
** 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: London-Paris in four hours”, in Trains Illustrated, page 134:The total of wagons generally conforming to Continental standards but specially built to our loading gauge so that they are capable of use on the ferry routes is now 8,000.
** 1962 December, “The Oxted Line diesel-electric multiple-units”, in Modern Railways, page 383:The coaches are similar to those of the Hampshire diesel-electric units, which went into service in September, 1957, but have 8ft 6in wide bodies, instead of 9ft, because of loading gauge limitations on the South Eastern Division.
** 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 33:But there is a continuing distinction between the loading gauge (the size of the trains) of the deep-level Tube trains and the loading gauge of the cut-and-cover trains. The latter are bigger - as big as main-line trains.
* (rail transport) A physical structure, often a metal frame above a railroad track, to check the maximum height and width of a vehicle.

#### Translations
### References

* “loading gauge”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* loading gauge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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