Meanings
nounmultiple unit (plural multiple units)
plural multiple units
- rail transportA train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab.
Euston is so traditionally a part of the London scene that many will lament the passing of the old station when rebuilding is complete in readiness for the new electric service, which will probably be by multiple-units between Euston and Wolverhampton.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
Translations
Dutch treinstel
- treinsteltrain of self-propelled cars
Finnish moottorijuna
- moottorijunatrain of self-propelled cars
French rame automotrice
- rame automotricetrain of self-propelled cars
German Mehrfachtraktion, Triebwagen
- Mehrfachtraktiontrain of self-propelled cars
- Triebwagentrain of self-propelled cars
Indonesian kereta rel
- kereta reltrain of self-propelled cars
Norwegian Bokmål togsett
- togsetttrain of self-propelled cars
Polish zespół trakcyjny
- zespół trakcyjnytrain of self-propelled cars
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APA
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Chicago
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