Stahlross
dasNouniron horse, bicycle (colloquial)
English translations
- 01
steel horse
- 02
iron horse
Word details
- German meaning
- Stahlross ist eine umgangssprachliche, oft scherzhafte Bezeichnung für ein Fahrrad oder Motorrad.
- English meaning
- Iron horse
- Synonym
- Fahrrad, Velo
- German example
- Er sattelte sein Stahlross und fuhr los.
- English example
- He saddled his iron horse and rode off.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Stahlross
- Plural Form
- die Stahlrosse
Example sentences with “Stahlross”
Ich schwinge mich heute auf mein Stahlross. (I'm hopping on my iron horse today.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Stahlross' used literally or metaphorically?
It is used metaphorically. While it historically referred to locomotives, in modern German it is almost exclusively used as a humorous term for a bicycle.