Birdyback

/ˈbɜːrdiˌbæk/ noun

Definition

A specialized truck-rail container system used for transporting truck trailers on railroad cars; also called 'piggyback.'

Etymology

American transportation industry term from mid-20th century. 'Birdy' is a playful variant of the real term 'piggyback,' maintaining the animal metaphor while describing a method of stacking one transport mode on another.

Kelly Says

The transportation industry had rival terms—'piggyback' for trucks on trains and 'birdyback' as an alternative—but 'piggyback' won out. It's a reminder that language competition happens in specialized fields just like in everyday speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝንብ ዝንብ
zinb zinb
ARالعربية
ظهر الطائر الصغير
zahir at-ṭāʾir as-ṣaḡīr
BNবাংলা
ছোট পাখির পেছন
chhota pakhir pechhon
CACatalà
esquena del ocell petit
es-kwe-na del o-sel pe-tit
CSČeština
hřbet malého ptáka
hr-bet ma-leho ptaka
DADansk
ryggen på den lille fugl
ryg-gen pa den lee-le fugl
DEDeutsch
der Rücken des kleinen Vogels
der ruk-ken des kho-len vo-gels
ELΕλληνικά
το πίσω μέρος του μικρού πουλιού
to pi-so me-ros to mi-kro poo-li-ou
ESEspañol
la espalda del pájaro pequeño
la es-pald-a del pa-ha-ro pe-kayo
FAفارسی
پشت پرنده کوچک
pasht parande koochak
FISuomi
pikkulintuun selkä
pik-ku-lin-tuun sel-kä
FRFrançais
le dos du petit oiseau
luh doh doo pɛti swaz
GUGU
છોટા પક્ષીની પાછળ
chhota pakshi-nee paachhal
HAHA
gaban kwari mai
ga-ban kwa-ri mai
HEעברית
גב ציפור קטנה
gev tzi-por ka-ta-na
HIहिन्दी
छोटे पक्षी की पीठ
chhote pakshi kee peeth
HUMagyar
a kis madár hát
a ki-s ma-dar hat
IDBahasa Indonesia
punggung burung kecil
pung-gung bu-rung ke-cil
IGIG
nri nri
nri nri
ITItaliano
la schiena dell'uccellino
la shee-e-na dell'ut-cheh-lee-no
JA日本語
小さな鳥の背中
chiisana tori no senaka
KKKK
кіші құстың арт
ki-shi qu-s-tyng art
KMKM
ច páss
ch'a-p'as
KO한국어
작은 새의 등
jak-eun sae-ui deung
MRMR
छोटी पक्षीची पाठ
chho-tee pak-shi-chi paath
MSBahasa Melayu
punggung burung kecil
pung-gung bu-rung ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
လင်းလင်း
lin lin
NLNederlands
rug van het vogeltje
rug van het vogeltje
NONorsk
ryggen på den lille fuglen
ryg-gen pa den lee-le fu-glen
PAPA
ਛੋਟੇ ਚਰ ਦਾ ਪਿੱਛ
chhota char da pichch
PLPolski
grzbiet małego ptaka
grz-biet ma-lo-go ptak
PTPortuguês
a costas do pequeno pássaro
a kos-tas do pe-kɛ-nu pa-ssah-ru
RORomână
spatele păsării mici
spa-te-le pa-sa-rei mi-ci
RUРусский
спина маленькой птицы
spina malen'koy ptitsy
SVSvenska
ryggen på den lilla fågeln
ryg-gen pa den lee-la fa-gel
SWKiswahili
mgongo wa ndege mdogo
m-gon-go wa n-de-ge m-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறு பறவையின் பின்புறம்
chiru paravai-nin pin-pu-ram
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న పక్షి వెనక
chinnna pakshi venaka
THไทย
หลังนกตัวเล็ก
lang nok tua lek
TLTL
likod ng maliit na ibon
li-kod ng ma-li-it na i-bon
TRTürkçe
küçük kuşun sırtı
ku-cuk ku-shun sir-ti
UKУкраїнська
спина маленької пташки
spina malen'koyi ptashky
URاردو
چھوٹے پرندے کا پیچھے
chota parinde ka peechey
VITiếng Việt
lưng con chim bé
lung con chim bay
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ́
eh-roh
ZH中文
小鸟的背
xiǎo niǎo de bèi
ZUZU
inkanyamba
in-ka-nam-ba

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