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maglev - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Adjective

maglev (not comparable)

• (rail transport) Describing a train, system, etc, that operates by magnetic levitation.
  • ✤ A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?¹
  • ✤ After nearly three years of technical research, Ding said the team had developed a lightweight and high-strength train body that lays the technical foundation for the development of five sets of maglev engineering prototypes.²

Noun

maglev (plural maglevs)

• (rail transport) A train supported by magnetic levitation.
  • ✤ When finished, the trains will be the fastest commercial maglevs developed and built completely by Chinese firms.³

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of magnetic levitation, equivalent to mag- +‎ lev(itation).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmæɡ.lɛv/
• Audio (Southern England): 🔊

Printed 2026-06-28.

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Footnotes

1. 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist ‎${}^{[1]}$, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 March 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly): ↩

2. 2019 May 24, Serenitie Wang and Karla Cripps, “China unveils 600km/h maglev train prototype”, in CNN ‎${}^{[2]}$, archived from the original on 1 August 2025: ↩

3. 2019 March 4, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020”, in CNN ‎${}^{[3]}$, archived from the original on 23 February 2020: ↩

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