gadgetbahn

== English == === Etymology === From English gadget +‎ German Bahn (“route, trail; rail transport; train, tram”). === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡædʒɪtbɑːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæd͡ʒətˌbɑn/ Hyphenation: gad‧get‧bahn Plural: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡædʒɪtˌbɑːnən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæd͡ʒətˌbɑnən/ Hyphenation: gad‧get‧bahn‧en === Noun === gadgetbahn (plural gadgetbahns or gadgetbahnen) (transport, derogatory, slang) A public transportation scheme based on modern technology which seems to be infeasible or unnecessary. ==== Usage notes ==== Transportation concepts often labelled as gadgetbahns include maglev, monorail, hyperloop, and personal rapid transit. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Aaron Naparstek (2007), “Gadgetbahn”, in New York Press‎[5], New York, N.Y.: New York Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 August 2007.