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boggiebuss

English translation: bogie bus

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Swedish term or phrase:boggiebuss
English translation:bogie bus
Entered by: stephen mewes

23:38 Jun 28, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: boggiebuss
Parkering för 2 boggiebussar och 2 lättare lastbilar samt 10 personbilar ska ordnas i närheten av spelaringången enligt krav på från fotbollsförbundet (gäller från 2014
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:22
bogie bus
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Viachaslau
Sweden
Local time: 06:22
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1bogie bus
Viachaslau
5articulated bus
Stefan A. M. Adamek


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bogie bus


Explanation:
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Viachaslau
Sweden
Local time: 06:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in BelarusianBelarusian
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  e-beth (X)
6 hrs
  -> tack
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
articulated bus


Explanation:
a bus fitted with an extra axle (set of wheels) and a joint usually located slightly behind the midpoint of the bus, behind the second axle.

Example sentence(s):
  • Articulated buses are buses with at least two sections connected by a flexible joint to allow for good road maneuverability while allowing for increased passenger capacity.
  • The main benefits of an articulated bus over the double-decker bus are rapid simultaneous boarding and disembarkation through more and larger doors, much larger passenger capacity (120+ versus 80-90), increased stability from a lower centre of gravity, a

    Reference: http://busesforsaleonline.info/articulated-bus/
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articulated_bus
Stefan A. M. Adamek
United States
Local time: 21:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Viachaslau: i sverige kallas de för ledbussar eller dragspelbussar och de är mycket längre än boggiebussar
3 hrs
  -> Har jag missuppfattat det hela? Är det frågan om en treaxlad buss där två bakaxlar sitter i en bogie?
neutral  Roald Toskedal: Det er vel ikke uttrykkelig sagt at det er en leddbuss? Jeg vil heller tro det er en treakslet buss med boggi.
3 days 16 hrs
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