IRON HORSE

Meaning of IRON HORSE in English

n. , informal A railroad locomotive; the engine of a railroad train. In its first days, the iron horse frightened many people as it roared across country scattering sparks.

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IRON HORSE — noun Date: 1840 locomotive 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IRON HORSE — noun : a locomotive engine
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON HORSE — Older Use. a locomotive. [ 1825-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON HORSE — n. railroad locomotive (affectionate term)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IRON HORSE — Date: 1840 : locomotive 1 ; especially : a steam locomotive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON HORSE — Function: noun Date: 1840 : LOCOMOTIVE 1 especially : a steam locomotive
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
IRON HORSE — ■ noun archaic a steam railway locomotive.
Concise Oxford English vocab
IRON HORSE — [iron horse] n (1840): locomotive 1; esp: a steam locomotive
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IRON HORSE — {n.}, {informal} A railroad locomotive; the engine of a railroad train. * /In its first days, the iron horse frightened …
Slang English vocab
IRON HORSE — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: California (CA) Total Population (2000): 321 Total Housing Units (2000): 148 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
IRON HORSE — {n.}, {informal} A railroad locomotive; the engine of a railroad train. * /In its first days, the iron horse frightened …
Словарь английских идиом
IRON HORSE — разг. стальной конь (паровоз, велосипед, танк) "стальной конь" (паровоз)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRON HORSE — Локомотив
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON HORSE — Велосипед
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON HORSE — «стальной конь» ( паровоз )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IRON HORSE — разг. "железный конь" (первоначально обозначение паровоза, затем распространилось на велосипед и т.д.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IRON HORSE — «стальной конь» ( паровоз )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
IRON HORSE — «стальной конь» ( паровоз )
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IRON HORSE — разг. "железный конь" ( первоначально обозначение паровоза, затем распространилось на велосипед и т. д. )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IRON HORSE — разг. "железный конь" (первоначально обозначение паровоза, затем распространилось на велосипед и т. д.)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IRON HORSE — _собир. стальной конь (паровоз, велосипед, танк)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
IRON HORSE — собир. стальной конь (паровоз, велосипед, танк)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
IRON HORSE — ист "железный конь" 1) Прозвище первых паровозов. Первая железная дорога длиной в три мили с повозкой на конной тяге для вывозки гранита …
IRON HORSE — ист. "железный конь" 1) Прозвище первых паровозов. Первая железная дорога длиной в три мили с повозкой на конной тяге для …
IRON HORSE — разг. стальной конь (паровоз, велосипед, танк) "стальной конь" (паровоз)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRON — I Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Fe, atomic number 26. Iron is the …
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON — I. ˈī(ə)rn, ˈīən sometimes chiefly for the sake of the meter in a line of poetry ˈīrən noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON — — ironless , adj. — ironlike , adj. /uy"euhrn/ , n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORSE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON — I. ˈī(-ə)rn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON — noun rude; hard; harsh; severe. 2. iron ·noun fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. 3. iron ·noun inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron …
Webster English vocab
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
Webster English vocab
IRON — [iron] n [ME, fr. OE isern, iren; akin to OHG isarn iron] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
IRON — / ˈaɪən; NAmE ˈaɪərn/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun METAL 1. [ U ] ( symb Fe ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. i ‧ ron 1 S2 W3 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: isern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRON — n., adj., & v. n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Oxford English vocab
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
Oxford English vocab
IRON — ( irons, ironing, ironed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Iron is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet ▪ She's on iron tablets for her anaemia. a stone/wooden/iron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRON — n. magnetic iron ore iron pyrite bog iron ore cast iron Iron Act Iron Age Iron Curtain iron deficiency anemia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Slang English vocab
IRON — n. 25B6; noun a ship built of iron : metal, pig iron, cast iron, wrought iron. she needed some iron …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Словарь английских идиом
IRON — is mentioned with brass as the earliest of known metals. (Genesis 4:22) The natural wealth in iron of the soil …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HORSE — The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
IRON — 1. сущ. 1) хим. а) железо (элемент) б) черный металл, напр., железо, сталь, чугун to cast iron ≈ лить сталь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse ≈ приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
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