Eisenbahn
dieNounrailway; railroad
English translations
- 01
train
- 02
railway
- 03
railroad
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Verkehrsmittel, das auf Schienen fährt und Personen oder Güter transportiert.
- English meaning
- railway
- Synonym
- Zug, Bahn
- German example
- Ich fahre mit der Eisenbahn in die nächste Stadt.
- English example
- I am traveling to the next city by railway.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Eisenbahn
- Plural Form
- die Eisenbahnen
Related words
- Modelleisenbahn
model railroad
- Modelleisenbahn
model railway
- Eisenbahnunterführung
Railway underpass
- Eisenbahnüberführung
A railway overpass is a bridge that carries a railway line over a road, river, or other obstacle.
- Modelleisenbahn
Model railway
- Lokomotive
Locomotive
- Unterführung
underpass
- Bundesbahn
Federal Railway (of Germany)
- Bahnlinie
Railway line
- Bimmelbahn
Tourist train
- Balise
A balise is a transponder placed between the rails of a railway as part of an automatic train protection system.
- Bahnfahrt
Train journey
- Schlafwagen
Sleeping car
- Schiene
Rail
- Metro
Subway
- Trasse
Route, alignment
- Waggon
Railroad car
- Viadukt
Viaduct
- Trassee
A trace is the planned route of a traffic route, such as a railway line or a highway.
- Hauptlinie
Main line, primary line
- Steuerwagen
Driving trailer
- transkontinental
Transcontinental means spanning or crossing multiple continents.
- Kurzzug
Short train
- Zug
train
- Bahnübergang
Railroad crossing
- Wholecar
Wholecar (graffiti covering an entire train car)
- Zahnradbahn
cog railway
- Drehscheibe
Turntable
- Fourgon
Baggage car, van
- Güterwagen
Freight car
- Rollbock
transporter wagon
- Gleisbett
The track bed on which the rails of a railway lie.
- Schienenseilbahn
Funicular
- Schienenverkehr
Rail transport
- rangieren
To shunt
- nationalisieren
To nationalize means to transfer a company or industry to state ownership.
- Lok
Locomotive, a railway engine.
- Meterspur
Meter gauge refers to a track gauge of railways where the distance between the rails is 1000 millimeters.
- Thermitverfahren
Thermite process
- Geleise
Track
Example sentences with “Eisenbahn”
Wir fahren mit der Eisenbahn durch die Alpen. (We are traveling by railway through the Alps.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you pluralize Eisenbahn?
The plural of the feminine noun 'Eisenbahn' is 'Eisenbahnen'. It is a standard feminine noun following the -en pluralization rule.