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Swedish
Etymology
From släpa (“drag, tow”) + tåg (“(thick) rope or line”). Perhaps reinterpreted as släpa (“drag, tow”) + tåg (“march, procession”) in (sense 3).
Noun
släptåg n
- (nautical, possibly obsolete) a towrope, a towline
- Synonym: bogserlina
- (figuratively, in "i släptåg") in tow (following after, sometimes figuratively)
en ankmamma med tio småttingar i släptåg- a mother duck with ten tiny tots in tow
Nisse stormade in i salen med två säkerhetsvakter i släptåg- Nisse stormed into the hall with two security guards in tow
ett lågtryck med kraftigt regn i släptåg- a low-pressure system with heavy rain in its wake / in tow
Politikern besöker landet med representanter för flera stora företag i släptåg- The politician is visiting the country with representatives of several large companies in tow
- (figuratively) a procession, a train, (figuratively) a wake
- Synonyms: (wake) kölvatten, följe
samhällsförändringarna som följde i internets släptåg- the societal changes that followed in the wake of the internet
Usage notes
"In tow" in the literal sense is usually expressed as på släp.
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