maglev.

Transport technology that uses magnetic forces to support a vehicle without ordinary wheel contact during levitated operation.

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Words that belong together

• a maglev train
• a maglev line
• maglev technology

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The maglev left the platform with a faint vibration through the seat.

Below the causeway, technicians inspected the guideway that kept the maglev aligned.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable for the technology; plural maglevs for individual trains or systems. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.