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Noun: magnetic levitation
  1. High-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction
    "Japan's magnetic levitation train set a new speed record, reaching over 600 km/h";
    - maglev

Type of: rail technology, railroading [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Magnetic levitation