Stahlross

dasNoun

iron horse, bicycle (colloquial)

English translations

  1. 01

    steel horse

  2. 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”

  1. 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.