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Chinese to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems | |||||||
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4 | tandem car |
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3 | string of cars |
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there are special terms for this in english, but i don't think they are in common use nowadays |
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string of cars Explanation: 长串= long string of I don't know if there is a car named 串车. For your reference. |
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tandem car Explanation: Tandem car is the term for the carrier / train in series |
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Reference: there are special terms for this in english, but i don't think they are in common use nowadays Reference information: it was called a "tram". sometimes it's called a "trip" (of cars). but i would simply call this "a string of coal cars" or "a train of coal cars". Reference: http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.htm Reference: http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r047.html |
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