1. A bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil
   "Children were scared of the bogie that supposedly lived in the attic";
   - bogey, bogy
    
2. [US, informal] An unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
   "The radar operator reported a bogie approaching from the east";
   - bogy [US, informal], bogey [US, informal]
    
3. [Asia] A wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railway
   "three bogies had jumped the rails";
   - car, railcar, railway car [Brit, Cdn], railroad car [N. Amer], railway carriage [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. [Brit] A wheeled undercarriage or truck of a railway vehicle, typically containing two or more axles
   "The train's smooth ride was due to its well-designed bogies"

Sounds like: bogey, bogy

Derived forms: bogies

Type of: aircraft, evil spirit, wheeled vehicle

Part of: railroad train [N. Amer], railway train [Brit, Cdn], train

Encyclopedia: Bogie, John