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Meanings of maglev in English

Portuguese
maglev
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High-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.

maglev

Track-guided means of land transport held in suspension by magnetic attraction or repulsion.

Usage of maglev in English
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If you're going to build maglev you must do so from scratch.
The Guardian
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Obayashi Corp is already under investigation for suspected bid-rigging over maglev-related contracts.
Reuters
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The firm is already under investigation for suspected bid-rigging over maglev-related contracts.
Reuters
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After all, hyperloop riffs on established technologies like maglev and pneumatic tubes.
Wired
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The non-election story you may have missed … A maglev train at Tsuru.
The Guardian
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A trip from Boston to New York on maglev would take under an hour.
Wired
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It was another maglev speeding by in the opposite direction.
BBC
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We have four choices: some type of thrust, a cushion of air, maglev or magic.
The Guardian
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Pulsating maglev trolleys somehow made him itch, all over, especially inside tight and sweaty shoes.
Existence
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Shares of companies linked to the construction of the maglev train also rose following the report.
Reuters
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If nothing else, they are showing that if there's a political will, there's a maglev railway.
The Guardian
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The starship was traversing the ring surface with the suavity of a maglev train, straight and sure.
The Reality Dysfunction
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He has proposed a system called Startram that uses a maglev vacuum train to launch objects into space.
BBC
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A Japanese maglev which is the fastest passenger train in the world has broken its own speed record.
The Irish Times
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That was enough for the train's engineer, who took over from the computer that normally controlled the maglev.
Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
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Where standard maglev systems are power hungry and expensive, this system uses an array of permanent magnets on the vehicle.
Wired
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Portuguese
maglev
Maglev through the time