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Bulgarian translation: предпазна скара на локомотив

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00:54 Oct 30, 2020
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English term or phrase: cowcatcher
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
An inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track.

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  • The results show that with the cowcatcher the passenger deceleration would decrease and the kinetic energy can be absorbed more quickly when the head car crashes a rigid wall Research Gate
  • Lead author Dr. Sankar Mitra elaborated to Science Daily, “Basically the replication train is coming and the cowcatcher is in front to see if any damage is present. If it finds such damage, the train moves backward, you repair it, and the train starts moving forward again.” Yale Scientific
  • The absence of a 'cowcatcher' at the front of the train also made the accident more likely. Transport Network
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Bulgarian translation:предпазна скара на локомотив
Definition:
Наклонена рамка в предната част на железопътен локомотив за изхвърляне на препятствия извън коловоза.
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Andrei Vrabtchev
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5 +2предпазна скара на локомотив
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предпазна скара на локомотив


Definition from Merriam-webster:
Наклонена рамка в предната част на железопътен локомотив за изхвърляне на препятствия извън коловоза.

Example sentence(s):
  • cowcatcher жп. предпазна скара на локомотив - Sovored.com  
Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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Yes  Dimitar Dimitrov: Ами да.
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Yes  Yavor Dimitrov
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