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00:55 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.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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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5Aparta-vaques
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Aparta-vaques


Definition from wikipedia:
A Amèrica es va disposar en l'extrem frontal una estructura metàl·lica inclinada, destinada a desviar els possibles obstacles que pogueren trobar-se davant del tren. Originàriament va ser prou gran i tenia el propòsit de tirar fora de la via a qualsevol cap de bestiar, pel que va ser anomenat "aparta-vaques".

Example sentence(s):
  • El disseny, era completament europeu, amb, si més no, algunes concessions a la pràctica nord-americana, com ara l’aparta-vaques, xemeneia amb apaga-espurnes per al consum de llenya, suplement al tènder per incrementar la càrrega de llenya, campana i cabina de fusta. - Agrupamen.cat  
  • er tant aquestes havien dut aparta-vaques mentre eren al FC, però se'ls hi varen treure per a donar servei a Catalans. - trens.cat  
  • Em venen a la memòria imatges de la meva infantesa, encara que la foto és del anys vint del darrer segle, no havia canviat massa als any seixanta, ja no circulaven els Brill amb l’aparta-vaques com a la foto. - El bloc de E4Lok  
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