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bogie

/ˈbəʊɡi/noun

उच्चारण बोगी

बोगी (रेल डिब्बे के नीचे पहियों का ढाँचा)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British

    a set of four or six wheels on a frame, fixed under each end of a railway carriage

    बोगी (रेल डिब्बे के नीचे पहियों का ढाँचा)

    • Engineers checked the bogies after the train derailed.
    • Each coach rests on two bogies.
    • A fault in the bogie made the coach shake at high speed.
    + 2 more examples
    • Workers lifted the coach to replace a worn bogie.
    • Each bogie carries four wheels and a set of springs.
  2. 2

    [C] Indian English

    a carriage of a train

    (रेल का) डिब्बा, बोगी

    • The train had twenty-four bogies.
    • Two bogies of the goods train went off the track.
    • Our seats were in the last bogie of the Express.
    + 2 more examples
    • The reserved bogie was almost empty.
    • A fire broke out in one bogie, but passengers got out safely.

    Synonyms coach carriage compartment wagon

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a bogie (countable noun, railway)

A bogie is the wheeled frame under the end of a rail vehicle; in Indian English it also means a railway coach.

'Bogie' रेल के डिब्बे के नीचे लगा पहियों वाला ढाँचा है; भारतीय English में इसका अर्थ रेल का डिब्बा भी है।

  • Each bogie has four or six wheels.
  • Our seats are in the S5 bogie.

in / on the bogie

Use in for passengers inside a coach and on for the frame or its parts.

डिब्बे के भीतर यात्रियों के लिए 'in' और ढाँचे या उसके पुर्ज़ों के लिए 'on' आता है।

  • There were too many people in the general bogie.

bogie + noun

Bogie can come before another noun to name a railway part or number.

'Bogie' रेल के किसी पुर्ज़े या संख्या को बताने के लिए दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है।

  • The bogie number is printed on the side of the coach.

bogie vs coach

In technical English the bogie is the wheel frame, while the passenger carriage is a coach; Indian speakers often use bogie for the carriage.

तकनीकी English में bogie पहियों का ढाँचा है और यात्री डिब्बा coach है; भारतीय बोलचाल में bogie डिब्बे के लिए भी चलता है।

  • The coach has two bogies, one at each end.
+Collocations 4

adjective + bogie

generalsleeperreserveddamagedlast

  • The last bogie of the train is usually the guard's van.

verb + bogie

boardattachdetachderailinspect

  • Two bogies were detached at the junction.

bogie + noun

numberframewheelsspring

  • Check the bogie number on your ticket.

bogie + preposition

in the bogiefrom bogie to bogieof the bogie

  • The ticket checker moved from bogie to bogie.
“More examples 8
  • Radhika found her berth in the third bogie from the engine.

राधिका को अपनी berth engine से तीसरे डिब्बे में मिली।

  • The engineers repaired a cracked bogie frame before the express left.

Express रवाना होने से पहले इंजीनियरों ने bogie के टूटे ढाँचे की मरम्मत की।

  • The accident left three bogies lying on their side.

दुर्घटना में तीन डिब्बे पलट गए।

  • A modern bogie reduces vibration and gives a smoother ride.

आधुनिक bogie कंपन कम करता है और यात्रा को सुगम बनाता है।

  • Vendors walked from one bogie to another selling tea.

विक्रेता एक डिब्बे से दूसरे में चाय बेचते हुए जा रहे थे।

  • Radhika's seat was in the last bogie, near the guard's van.

राधिका की सीट गार्ड के डिब्बे के पास, आख़िरी bogie में थी।

  • Workers lubricated the bogie wheels before the train left the shed.

शेड से गाड़ी निकलने से पहले कर्मचारियों ने bogie के पहियों में तेल डाला।

  • Passengers rushed to the reserved bogie when the train came in.

गाड़ी आते ही यात्री आरक्षित डिब्बे की ओर दौड़े।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The train has twenty bogie.

✓ The train has twenty bogies.

Bogie is countable; use the plural bogies after a number.

'Bogie' countable है; संख्या के बाद plural 'bogies' आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse bogie (part of a railway carriage) and bogey (something that causes fear without reason).

Bogie (रेल के डिब्बे का हिस्सा) और bogey (बिना कारण डर पैदा करने वाली चीज़, हौवा) में भ्रम न करें।