bogie

Wheeled truck assembly

A bogie is a wheeled undercarriage assembly that swivels beneath a railway car or locomotive, allowing it to negotiate curves.

The term extends to similar assemblies on tanks and other tracked vehicles.

In golf, bogie (usually spelled bogey) means one stroke over par.

In military slang, a bogie is an unidentified aircraft, potentially hostile.

railway

truck

Heavy freight vehicle

frame · bolster · pivot · coupler · suspension · journal · bearing · equalizer · railcar · carriage

specter

boogeyman

Frightening figure for children

  • monsterFrightening imaginary creature
  • goblinMalicious folklore creature
  • ghoulUndead flesh-eating demon

spook · phantom · apparition · nightmare · shadow · demon · creature · fiend · bugbear · hobgoblin

golf

par

Expected stroke count

round · hole · putting · fairway · green · score · birdie · eagle · card · tally

military

unidentified

Not yet recognized

  • radarRadio-wave object detection
  • blipMomentary signal flash
  • contactCommunication or physical touch

target · aircraft · tracking · hostile · unknown · detection · screen · signal · intercept · scramble

nasal

mucus

Protective bodily secretion

  • snotNasal mucus discharge
  • noseOlfactory facial organ
  • nostrilNasal breathing aperture

congestion · phlegm · booger · pick · tissue · sinus · discharge · crust · dried · sticky

Categories
Opposites
golf scoring

bogiebirdie

One stroke under par

eagle · albatross · under par · hole-in-one · ace

railway vehicle components

bogielocomotive

Railway pulling machine

engine · prime mover

SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES (archaic)

bogieguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

fairy godmother · good fairy · protective spirit · angel

Phrases
Family

bogeyman, bogey, bogginess, bogies, bogeys, boggier, boggiest, bogeymen, bogy

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