Maglev


[mag-lev] /ˈmægˌlɛv/

noun
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/ˈmæɡˌlɛv/
noun
1.
a type of high-speed train that runs on magnets supported by a magnetic field generated around the track

1973, contraction of magnetic levitation.

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