hamaxostichus

Coined in the 20th century from Ancient Greek ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “waggon”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “a row or file (of soldiers)”, “a line (of poetry)”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ha.makˈsos.ti.kʰus/, [ha.makˈsɔs.tɪ.kʰʊs]

hamaxostichus m (genitive hamaxostichi); second declension

1. (New Latin) a train
   • 1994, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, Latinitas‎, page 318:

     Die II mensis Novembris ad oppidum Duranka, haud procul ab urbe Lycopoli ( Asyut vel Assiut) in Superiore Aegypto positum, hamaxostichus, benzini exceptoria vehens, exorbitavit, quod via ferrata, magnis pluviis mollita, consederat.

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   • 1996, George Capellanus; Peter Needham, Latin Can Be Fun‎, →ISBN, page 83:

     nonne hamaxostichus Birminghamiensis advenit?

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   • 1999, Michael Bond, Ursus nomine Paddington [A Bear by the Name of Paddington]‎, page 83:

     dum loquitur ululatu machinae vectoriae iuxta crepidinem instructae sublato hamaxostichus movebatur.

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Second declension.

• tramen