сцеп

rare #56774

nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
coupling, hitch, coupler, linkengineering
У прице́па слома́лся сцеп.
The trailer's coupling broke.
Technical term for the device or the tractive connection itself.
2.
coupled set of cars, string of wagons, coupled unitrailways
Сцеп из десяти ваго́нов отогна́ли в депо́.
A string of ten wagons was moved to the depot.
3.
(rare) coupling, hitching up, hooking uprailways
Сцеп ваго́нов за́нял не́сколько минут.
Coupling the cars took a few minutes.
Refers to the action rather than the device.

Examples

Машинист проверил сцеп перед отправлением поезда.
The driver checked the coupling before the train departed.
Сцеп из трёх платформ медленно двигался по путям.
A three-platform wagon set was moving slowly along the tracks.
Вагоны соединили в один длинный сцеп.
The cars were coupled into one long train.

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