maglev

noun

mag·​lev

ˈmag-lev

often attributive

1

: the use of the physical properties of magnetic fields generated by superconducting magnets to cause an object (such as a vehicle) to float above a solid surface

2

: a train utilizing maglev technology

Examples of maglev in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thirty years ago, the same university developed the country’s first manned single bogie maglev train, making China the third nation to master the technology. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025

Germany’s federal railway authority has issued the European country’s first license for public magnetic levitation (maglev) train operation, in a major milestone for the nascent technology’s use. —Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

Or take maglev trains—magnetic levitation systems with no wheels, no friction, and speeds over 300 mph. —John Shallman, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025

Already, so many taxpayer dollars have been wasted while not an inch of maglev track has been laid. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

magnetic levitation

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for maglev

• dev
• lev
• rev