pendolino

tilting train

noun pen-doh-LEE-noh Rare

Also means

pendulum

Usage Note

Pendolino literally means 'little pendulum' (from pendolo), but it is internationally known as the brand name of Italy's high-speed tilting train, the ETR 450 series. In everyday Italian it is also a small plumb-bob or dowsing pendulum. Context always clarifies which meaning is intended. Plural: pendolini.

Examples

"Il Pendolino collega Milano a Roma in poche ore."

Natural Translation

The Pendolino connects Milan to Rome in a few hours.

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