Definition of Telega

1. n. A rude four-wheeled, springless wagon, used among the Russians.

Definition of Telega

1. Noun. a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telega

1. a Russian wagon [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telega

telefactor
telefactors
telefax
telefaxed
telefaxes
telefaxing
telefelonies
telefelony
telefiction
telefilm
telefilms
telefrag
telefragged
telefragging
telefrags
telega (current term)
telegaming
telegas
telegenesis
telegenetics
telegenic
telegnosis
telegnostic
telegonic
telegonies
telegony
telegram
telegramlike
telegrammatic

Literary usage of Telega

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan (1891)
"On a bad, rough road an East-Siberian telega of the type shown in the illustration on this page will simply jolt a man's soul out in less ..."

2. Through the Highlands of Siberia by Harald G. C. Swayne (1904)
"... with straight lines dear to the photographer in a small way, high straight columns, and chain-festooned iron rail- telega, OR RUSSIAN COUNTRY CART ings. ..."

3. Posthumous Memoirs of Karoline Bauer: From the German by Karoline Bauer (1884)
"Sometimes the monotony was broken by a " telega," a one-horse vehicle without springs, with very high wheels, which swept past at terrific speed. ..."

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