articulated

articulated

1. simple past and past participle of articulate

articulated (not comparable)

1. Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
2. Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
   • 2019 October 23, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in Rail, page 29:

     The trains are a fixed formation of four articulated vehicles, and are fitted with large vestibules, wide aisles, open gangways and air-conditioning.

3. (grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article

• non-articulated, nonarticulated
• unarticulated

articulated (plural articulateds)

1. An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.

   Synonym: artic

   • 1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 419:

     The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, [...] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable.