train
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1.3
- noun
- /treɪn/
- In the museum, the artist displayed a stunning train of intricate sculptures that captivated visitors.
- a train of thought
- a train of events
- a wagon train
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Examples
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I rather lost the train of the conversation.
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The look of surprise on his face became clearer as the train brought him up to us.
Fiction book (1993) -
Too many children are packed into trains and sent to the other side of the country.
Fiction book (1994) -
A government supply train on its way to Chancellor Sutler.
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One of my earliest memories is walking down the aisle on the train while the whole company was playing cards and drinking and joking.
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Over the years, the trains and tunnels were used in various imaginative ways.
Academic text (1994) -
Brooke presumably felt relieved, then, to be boarding the train for the West Coast.
Academic text (2013) -
At the wedding, the bride walked down the aisle with a long train trailing behind her.
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The parade featured a colorful train of floats celebrating the town's history.
Synonyms
171
2.7
A sequence of numbers or letters in order
51
4.1
A group of people who travel together with animals or vehicles for safety across a desert
51
4.1
A line of people or vehicles moving slowly in a ceremony
8
3.8
A line of wagons that travel together for safety on long journeys
Compounds
12
2.5
A train that carries people who travel regularly between home and work or school in a city
3
1.8
A long line of connected cars that runs on tracks and carries people or goods
- Specialized
1
5.1
Connected gears and parts that send power from a vehicle's engine or motor to its wheels
- Slang
1
6.0
A fast rise in excitement among many people about a new product or event, often driven online
- Specialized
1
4.0
A train equipped with beds and doctors to carry and treat sick or wounded people
- 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
- Archaic
A cheap train that runs only a few times to meet old laws and keep a line open
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Etymology
Train for a line or procession comes from the same idea of things that 'trail' or follow because they are 'pulled' in a row, so a camel or wagon train is a long group that moves together.