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maglev
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Maglev is a form of rail transport using magnetic levitation. Maglev may also refer to: Magnetic levitation , a method by which an object is suspended using magnetic fields MagLev (software) , an implementation of the Ruby programming language
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context rail transport English) Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation. n. (context rail transport English) A train propelled by magnetic levitation.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction [syn: magnetic levitation ]
Usage examples of maglev.
Because it was located just beyond the western edge of City Center, the fastest way to get to it was to take the maglev in from the Lorica tower, head across the center and walk the half-mile to the station on the upper roadway.
Before every launch I run diagnostics and do a go-nogo for every ring on the entire catapult, then the same thing for the maglev rail the swatter runs on, then for the release mech on the swatter itself.
The flat belly and underwing surface drifted down to maglev distance, fields meshing with those of the runway, and it slid frictionless at half a meter until the gentle magnetic tugging brought it to a halt.
At one point, the vehicle had to maneuver around a Jao combat vehicle resting crazily on its side, smoke rising from its turret and its maglevs failed.
The compact maglev transport accelerated down a tunnel, speeding beneath the green belt that separated the terminals from the pad itself.
From Mexico City we took the express maglev to Guatemala City and then the high-speed undersea tunnel to Quito.
The place was a little cramped, and the view from the veranda outside the sliding glass doors was of indoor pedestrian galleries and a shopping precinct with a maglev line.
One webeye lay on the maglev track, looking down at the universe through the filigree surface.