Phrase Hound found 184 phrases and 105 compound words that contain train. The most common are listed below. Open train in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 184
- train stationA place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.
- passenger trainA train whose primary function is to carry passengers.
- train wreckA train crash.
- train of thoughtThe flow of thinking; a sequence of ideas passing through someone’s mind.
- goods trainA train used for the transportation of goods.
- express trainA train (either the service or the train itself) making limited stops.
- freight trainA railway train used for the transportation of freight (goods).
- local trainA train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.
- like a trainWith unstoppable momentum.
- S-trainA commuter rail/metro system (generally overground) serving a metropolitan area; a train in such a system.
- bullet trainA Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train.
- train ticketA ticket issued by a train operator, which allows the purchaser to travel by train, usually between the stations marked on the ticket.
- electric trainA railway train driven by electric motors powered by electricity supplied via overhead lines or third rails, or sometimes from rechargeable batteries. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- mail trainA train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route.
- train stationsplural of train station: A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.
- through traina train that travels a long distance without any stops
- armoured traina railway train protected with armour
- road trainA transport conveyance consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two or more trailers.
- train-of-fourRelating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade.
- ghost trainA fairground attraction in which participants ride through a haunted house in a railcar.
- train ticketsPlural of train ticket: A ticket issued by a train operator, which allows the purchaser to travel by train, usually between the stations marked on the ticket.
- gear trainA system of interconnected gears.
- steam trainA train pulled by a steam locomotive.
- Train Ride
- boat trainA travel service with a train timed to arrive at a ferry port in time for the onward travel by ferry (or vice versa). Alternatively, a service scheduled to connect with the arrival or departure of an ocean liner.
Compound words 105
- entrainTo draw (something) along as a current does.
- valvetrainAlternative spelling of valve train: The mechanical system that operates the valves in an internal combustion engine.
- detrainTo exit from a train; to disembark.
- trainspotterA person whose hobby is train spotting.
- aerotrainA train that is supported on a cushion of air, in the manner of a hovercraft.
- entertrainmentTraining designed to be entertaining for the person being trained.
- trainlessWithout a train (in various senses).
- trainsetA locomotive and carriages coupled together to form a unified set of equipment.
- traintimeThe time when a railway train is scheduled to depart.
- trainbearerSomeone who holds up the train of a dress, robe etc.