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Japanese translation: （機関車前部の）排障器

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00:56 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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Japanese translation:（機関車前部の）排障器
Definition:
排障器とは、鉄道車両に装着されている、線路上の障害物をはね避け、車体下に巻き込んで運転に支障をきたすことのないようにするためのものである。
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4 +2（機関車前部の）排障器
Kayoko Kimura
3障害除去枠材
Akihiko Takeda


  

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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
（機関車前部の）排障器


Definition from Wikipedia:
排障器とは、鉄道車両に装着されている、線路上の障害物をはね避け、車体下に巻き込んで運転に支障をきたすことのないようにするためのものである。

Example sentence(s):
  • JR東日本盛岡支社はこのほど、シカよけの排障器を設置した車両を試験的に導入した。 - Automotive media response  
  • スノープローと排障器は、線路上の雪や障害物などをはねのけ、台車や車輪、床下機器などを保護する装置です。 - GM通信  
Kayoko Kimura
United States
Local time: 19:26
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4

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障害除去枠材


Definition from own experience or research:
走行中に線路上の前方障害物を除去するために機関車、列車先頭に付けられている強固な枠組み。

Example sentence(s):
  • Even the cowcatcher was unable to thrust away chained bison walking across the railroad and the train fell down and derailed. - Akihiko Takeda  
Akihiko Takeda
United States
Local time: 20:26
Native speaker of: Japanese
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