Schnabel
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Noun — The long, beak-shaped section at the front or rear of a Schnabel car, a type of railway wagon used to carry extremely heavy, oversized loads.
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Etymology
From German Schnabel, "beak," describing the tapered, beak-like shape of the load-bearing ends of these rail cars.
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What does “Schnabel” mean?
The word “Schnabel” means the long, beak-shaped section at the front or rear of a Schnabel car, a type of railway wagon used to carry extremely heavy, oversized loads. In plain terms, a specialized engineering term for part of a heavy-load railway car, named for its beak-like shape.
How do you use “Schnabel” in a sentence?
Here is “Schnabel” used in a sentence: “The transformer was cradled between the two schnabel sections of the rail car.”
What part of speech is “Schnabel”?
“Schnabel” is a noun.
Where does the word “Schnabel” come from?
The word “Schnabel” comes from German. From German Schnabel, "beak," describing the tapered, beak-like shape of the load-bearing ends of these rail cars.