cowcatcher in Czech

cowcatcher in Czech is smetadlo — cowcatcher means a wedge-shaped guard fitted to the front of a train to push obstacles off the track and prevent it coming off the rails.

cowcatcher in Czech

smetadlo

noun

(rail transport, principally, _, US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it.

What does "cowcatcher" mean?

noun A wedge-shaped guard fitted to the front of a train to push obstacles off the track and prevent it coming off the rails.
"The locomotive was black, an ungainly contraption led by the triangular snout of the cowcatcher, though there would be few animals where this engine was headed."
noun An advert shown right at the beginning of a broadcast.
"Sometime in the mid-40s, the Hummerts canceled Mr. Keen and Easy Aces from their early evening periods on CBS, which also killed my cowcatchers and hitchhikes."

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

cowcatcher in a sentence

The locomotive was black, an ungainly contraption led by the triangular snout of the cowcatcher, though there would be few animals where this engine was headed.
It was a rural railway that served the fertile Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. But because it flanked public roads and was unfenced (to save costs), it was deemed a tramway and its locomotives had to be fitted with a cowcatcher.
Sometime in the mid-40s, the Hummerts canceled Mr. Keen and Easy Aces from their early evening periods on CBS, which also killed my cowcatchers and hitchhikes.

Similar words in Czech

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What is "cowcatcher" in Czech?

"cowcatcher" in Czech is smetadlo. cowcatcher means: A wedge-shaped guard fitted to the front of a train to push obstacles off the track and prevent it coming off the rails.

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