"iron horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iron horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} iron horse (plural iron horses)
  1. (transport) A railroad steam locomotive. Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-iron_horse-en-noun--oHfde5B Topics: transport
  2. (informal) A motorcycle. Tags: informal Synonyms: steel horse Related terms: ferroequinologist, steel horse
    Sense id: en-iron_horse-en-noun-FVXPXd2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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