Home › Words › D › draisinedraisinedraisine · noun — A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyNamed after Baron Karl Drais (1785–1851), who invented a predecessor to the bicycle.nounA light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.Synonym of draisienne.e.g.“British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.” — 2015, Chris Boardman, The Biography of the Modern Bike: The Ultimate History of Bike Design, Hachette, →ISBN, page 10:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.draisienne 64% match — dandy-horse, hobby horse vs draisine →dinkey 64% match — A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine. vs draisine →railmotor 64% match — A lightweight railcar. vs draisine →dray 60% match — Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads. vs draisine →trainlike 58% match — Resembling or characteristic of a train (rail vehicle). vs draisine →tramcar 58% match — A streetcar. vs draisine →railcar 58% match — A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus. vs draisine →tramrail 58% match — An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop. vs draisine →