bogie

Meaning

1. A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
2. One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
3. A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
4. A railway carriage.
5. A soapbox racing vehicle.

Synonyms

bogey

bogy

truck

🚚

behemoth

buggy

dilly

equilibrator

flatcar

lorry

monster

railway carriage

tartar

trolly

undercarriage

push car

bogie truck

return roller

supporting roller

balancing device

equilibrium unit

equalizing gear

trim system

pony truck

equalizing device

weight bearing wheel

miner’s truck

pit car

balancer

running mechanism

barrow

beast

Hyphenated as

bo‧gie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbəʊ.ɡi/

Etymology

A dialectal word from Northern England of unknown origin which is unrelated to bogey (“hostile supernatural creature; terrifying thing, bugbear”).