telega

[ tuh-leg-uh; Russian tyi-lye-guh ]

/ təˈlɛg ə; Russian tyɪˈlyɛ gə /

noun

a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.

Nearby words

telefeature, teleferic, telefilm, telefoto, teleg., telega, telegenic, telegnosis, telegonus, telegony, telegram

Origin of telega

1550–60; < Russian teléga, probably ultimately < Mongolian; compare classical Mongolian telege(n) carriage

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Examples from the Web for telega

As it came nearer, I perceived a telega, a country cart, with a horse harnessed to it.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston
At the same moment the rattling noise of a telega was heard somewhere in the distance.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin
Curiously primitive, the telega is four-wheeled, with two planks thrown crudely across the axle-trees.
The Secret of the Night|Gaston Leroux
Sledge-travelling was discontinued, and we had to resort to the telega, simply an open cart without any springs.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie

I mounted the telega (Summer carriage), two hussars withdrawn swords beside, and took the road to Khasan.
Marie|Alexander Pushkin

British Dictionary definitions for telega

telega

/ (tɛˈleɪɡə) /

noun

a rough four-wheeled cart used in Russia

Word Origin for telega

C16: from Russian

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