springborne

English

Etymology

From spring +‎ borne.

Adjective

springborne (not comparable)

  1. Supported by (mechanical) springs.
    • 1960 August, G. Freeman Allen, “The new diesel-electric luxury Pullman units of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 475:
      The Pullman trains are the first B.R. diesel multiple-units to have fully springborne traction motors, which employ a Brown Boveri spring drive to the road wheels.

Alternative forms
  • spring-borne
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