Zug-

Zug-:

Zug|ab|stand

m → interval between trains

Zug|ab|teil

nt → railway (Brit) → or train compartment

---

Zug-:

Zug|an|schluss ?

m (Rail) → (train) connection

Zug|aus|kunft

f (Rail)

(= Information) → (information on) train times pl, → train timetables pl

(= Schalter) → information office or desk, enquiries pl (Brit), → inquiry office or desk (esp US)

Zug|be|glei|ter

m (Rail: = Zugfahrplan) → train timetable

Zug|be|glei|ter(in)

m(f) (Rail) → guard (Brit), → conductor (US)

Zug|be|gleit|per|so|nal

nt (Rail) → train crew

Zug|brü|cke

f → drawbridge

---

Zug-:

Zug|fe|der

f (Tech) → tension spring; (bei Uhr) → mainspring

zug|fest

adj (Mech) → tension-proof; Stahl → high-tensile

Zug|fes|tig|keit

f (Mech) → tensile strength

Zug|fol|ge

f (Rail) → succession of trains

zug|frei

adj Raum → draught-free (Brit), → draft-free (US)

Zug|füh|rer(in)

m(f)

(Rail) → chief guard (Brit) → or conductor (US)

(Aus Mil) → platoon leader

Zug|funk

m (Rail) → train radio

---

Zug-:

Zug|kraft

f (Mech) → tractive power; (fig) → attraction, appeal

zug|kräf|tig

adj (fig) Werbetext, Titel, Plakat → catchy, eye-catching; Schauspieler → crowd-pulling attr, → of wide appeal

---

Zug-:

Zug|loch

nt (bei Ofen) → air hole, air vent

Zug|luft

f → draught (Brit), → draft (US); zu viel Zug- bekommen → to be in too much of a draught (Brit) → or draft (US)

Zug|ma|schi|ne

f → towing vehicle; (von Sattelschlepper) → traction engine, tractor

Zug|mit|tel

nt (fig: = Köder) → draw, attraction

Zug|num|mer

f

(Rail) → train number

(fig) → crowd puller, drawing card (US)

Zug|och|se

m → draught (Brit) → or draft (US) → ox

Zug|per|so|nal

nt (Rail) → train personnel

Zug|pferd

nt → carthorse, draught (Brit) → or draft (US) → horse; (fig) → crowd puller

Zug|pflas|ter

nt (Med) → poultice

Zug|reg|ler

m (bei Ofen) → damper, draught (Brit) → or draft (US) → regulator

---

Zug-:

Zug|sal|be

f (Med) → poultice

Zug|seil

nt → tow(ing) rope

Zug|span|nung

f (Mech) → tensile stress

Zug|tier

nt → draught animal (Brit), → draft animal (US)

---

Zug-:

Zug|ver|bin|dung

f → train connection

Zug|ver|kehr

m (Rail) → rail or train services pl; starker Zug- → heavy rail traffic

Zug|vieh

nt, no pl → draught (Brit) → or draft (US) → cattle

Zug|vo|gel

m → migratory bird; (fig) → bird of passage

Zug|wa|gen

m → towing vehicle

Zug|wind

m → draught (Brit), → draft (US); zu viel Zug- bekommen → to be in too much of a draught (Brit) → or draft (US)

Zug|zwang

m (Chess) → zugzwang; (fig) → tight spot; jdn in Zug- bringen → to put sb in zugzwang/on the spot; in Zug- geraten → to get into zugzwang/be put on the spot; unter Zug- stehen → to be in zugzwang/in a tight spot; die Gegenseite steht jetzt unter Zug- → the other side is now forced to move