BOGIE

Bogie

A bogie or truck is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle, thus serving as a modular subassembly of wheels and axles. Bogies take various forms in various modes of transport. A bogie may remain normally attached or be quickly detachable ; it may contain a suspension within it, or be solid and in turn be suspended ; it may be mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or additionally jointed and sprung .

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bogie

Noun

  1. Structure with axles and wheels under a railway carriage or locomotive, called railroad truck in US English.
  2. Railway carriage
  3. Cigarette.
  4. An aircraft of unknown friend/foe status. (compare bandit)
  5. A score one stroke higher than par on any one hole.
  6. A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when kratzed (stroked) against a hard edge, lip of container etc.
  7. A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril.
  8. Ghost.


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