Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cowcatcher
Portuguese translation:
limpa-trilhos
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Julio Cinquina
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English term
cowcatcher
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English to Portuguese
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Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Definition from
Merriam-Webster:
An inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the track.
Example sentences:
The results show that with the cowcatcher the passenger deceleration would decrease and the kinetic energy can be absorbed more quickly when the head car crashes a rigid wall (Research Gate)
Lead author Dr. Sankar Mitra elaborated to Science Daily, “Basically the replication train is coming and the cowcatcher is in front to see if any damage is present. If it finds such damage, the train moves backward, you repair it, and the train starts moving forward again.” (Yale Scientific)
The absence of a 'cowcatcher' at the front of the train also made the accident more likely. (Transport Network)
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
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limpa-trilhos
Definition from
Michaelis:
Armação forte, inclinada, à frente das locomotivas, para desviar qualquer obstáculo que se encontre sobre os trilhos e represente risco para a circulação do trem; grelha, saca-boi.
Example sentences:
Em 1860, a típica locomotiva americana tinha um funcional limpa-trilhos, grande farol dianteiro, balão de chaminé, e um nome em vez de um número; custava $8,000 a $10,000 para construção, e usava-se madeira, ou possivelmente carvão, como combustível. (FEM/Unicamp)
As locomotivas que hoje ainda circulam entre São João del Rei e Tiradentes são extremamente interessantes com suas ferragens pretas e douradas, áreas pintadas em verde, o sino reluzindo, limpa-trilhos bem pintado e chaminé soltando a serpenteante fumaça. Estas locomotivas datam entre 1909 e 1912 e foram todas fabricadas na Filadélfia, Estados Unidos, pela empresa Baldwin. (MG.GOV.BR)
A maria-fumaça foi danificada. O limpa-trilhos foi retirado, dois buracos foram feitos na parte da frente para instalação dos cabos de aço e os engates que unem o comboio foram desfeitos com maçarico. (Tribuna)
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