train
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1.0
- noun
- /treɪn/
:
tren
- What time is the next train to London?
- a train station
- travel by train
- board a train
So we're going to take the train and it's freezing.
- So we're going to take the train and it's freezing.
- Conductor, the man on the train, is that God?
- So let's hop on a train and read.
- At times there was a train which carried mail.
- And then another truck, and then a train and then another truck.
- They got special coaches on trains for nervous women, right, right.
Examples
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My commute is usually three trains, but with the holidays it's four.
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At times there was a train which carried mail.
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Got to catch the train in the rain.
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You start as soon as the train leaves.
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Take me to my train.
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So we're going to take the train and it's freezing.
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Miraculously, Robert managed to hold on until the train reached its next stop.
Academic text (2011) -
In the other direction, here comes a second train, this one full of laughing, gabbing, warm-hearted types.
Academic text (2008) -
The wind whipped past Robert's face as the train approached 45 miles an hour, then 55, then 65.
Academic text (2011) -
What time does the next train to London leave?
Synonyms
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2.5
A train that carries people who travel regularly between home and work or school in a city
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1.5
A train that carries people, not goods
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2.1
A train that runs under a city to carry people
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2.8
A very fast passenger train that runs on special tracks like those in Japan
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1.8
A long line of connected cars that runs on tracks and carries people or goods
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2.5
A train that stops at many stations and takes a long time
A very fast passenger train with modern technology
Compounds
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2.5
A train that carries people who travel regularly between home and work or school in a city
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1.8
A long line of connected cars that runs on tracks and carries people or goods
- Slang
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6.0
A fast rise in excitement among many people about a new product or event, often driven online
- Specialized
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5.1
Connected gears and parts that send power from a vehicle's engine or motor to its wheels
- Specialized
A set of gears where one gear moves around a central gear while spinning to change speed or force
- Specialized
A set of gears where one gear turns around another fixed gear in a gearbox
- Specialized
A fast train that carries goods over long distances between factories and seaports and loads quickly
- Specialized
A train equipped with beds and doctors to carry and treat sick or wounded people
- Archaic
A cheap train that runs only a few times to meet old laws and keep a line open
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Train comes from the Latin root trahere, which means 'to pull' or 'draw', so a railway train is literally a line of cars 'pulled' along the track by a locomotive.