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mine cart
A small, open freight wagon on rails, used especially in mining, quarries, or on construction sites to transport materials such as coal, ore, or rubble.
Der Bergmann schob die schwere Lore voller Kohle aus dem Stollen.
The miner pushed the heavy mine cart full of coal out of the tunnel.
The word 'Lore' (mine cart) is used almost exclusively in the context of mining, quarries, or large construction sites. It describes a small cart on rails for transporting material.
Im Bergwerk wurden die Loren früher von Pferden gezogen.
In the mine, the mine carts used to be pulled by horses.
Common verbs used with 'Lore' (mine cart) describe movement or loading: eine Lore schieben (to push a mine cart), ziehen (to pull), beladen (to load), or entladen (to unload).
Die Arbeiter mussten die schweren Loren von Hand entladen.
The workers had to unload the heavy mine carts by hand.
A 'Lore' (mine cart) typically transports heavy bulk materials. You often hear combinations like 'eine Lore mit Kohle' (a mine cart with coal), 'mit Erz' (with ore), or 'mit Schutt' (with rubble).
Die Lore war bis zum Rand mit Gestein gefüllt.
The mine cart was filled to the brim with rock.
lame / limping
Hunt and Lore are easily confused because of their similar form, but here they do not mean the same thing. Hunt is an outdated or dialectal term for “lahm” (lame) or “hinkend” (limping), whereas a Lore is a small, open cart for carrying materials. Use Lore for the cart and Hunt only in the corresponding older usage.
Die Arbeiter schoben die Lore mit dem Erz durch den Stollen.
The workers pushed the mine cart carrying ore through the tunnel.
Im alten Text wurde das hinkende Pferd als Hunt bezeichnet.
In the old text, the limping horse was referred to as “Hunt.”
