train
/ˈtɹeɪn/ noun A1- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. · Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- The tail of a bird.
- The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
- A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession. · Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.
- A group or class of people.
Plural trains
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Drebber leave your house for the train?’ I asked.
Stangerson, said that there were two trains—one at 9.15 and one at 11.
From long habit the train of thoughts ran so swiftly through my mind, that I arrived at the conclusion without being conscious of intermediate steps.
The train of reasoning ran, ‘Here is a gentleman of a medical type, but with the air of a military man.
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