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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of stoom (“steam”) + paard (“horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstoːm.paːrt/
- Hyphenation: stoom‧paard
Noun
stoompaard n (plural stoompaarden)
- (dated or historical, in later usage often humorous or poetic) a steam locomotive
- Synonym: stoomlocomotief
1828 May 7, “De voortgang der Civilisatie”, in Algemeen Handelsblad, number 36, page 4:Zware vrachtwagens, snelle diligences, en zelfs stoomrijtuigen en stoompaarden rennen onophoudelijk over de gladde ijzerwegen; […]- Heavy freight-carts, fast diligences, and even steam carriages and steam locomotives run ceaselessly over the smooth iron roads;