Definition of train-2 in English English dictionary
- Dotto train
- A trackless train, made to resemble a real locomotive, used for transporting passengers short distances, and normally used in tourist resorts
- bullet train
- Suicide by small firearm; see take the bullet train
“I should probably take the bullet train, and save her the grief.”.
- bullet train
- The shinkansen, a high-speed passenger train of Japan. Runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour
- choo choo train
- Alternative spelling of choo-choo train
- choo-choo train
- A railway train
- crack train
- Fastest express train between two stops
The crack train from New York.
- cross-train
- To train in a different task, skill or sport
- cross-train
- To train in a variety of tasks, skills or sports
- express train
- A train (either the service or the train itself) making limited stops
- freight train
- A train used for the transportation of freight
- gear train
- A system of interconnected gears
- ghost train
- An excursion done by many tourist railways around the world. Usually, a fictional story is created and performed with static displays or live actors on either side of a train. Actors and actresses play out a story on the long and narrow stage provided by the railcar aisles
- ghost train
- A fairground attraction in which participants ride through a "haunted house" in a railcar
- goods train
- A train used for the transportation of goods
- gravy train
- An occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy, we call it riding the gravy train.
- gravy train
- A gorging on luxuries, since someone else foots the bill
- how do I get to the train station
- Used to ask for directions in order to go to a train station
- it ain't the whistle that pulls the train
- Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train
- it is not the whistle that pulls the train
- Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train
- it isn't the whistle that pulls the train
- Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train
- it's not the whistle that pulls the train
- Boasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action
The shiny aluminum body of the 1928 Peerless race car with its rumble seat and purchase price of 50 dollars must have put Kenwood in a boastful mood because Grandma Proper immediately stated, “Kenwood you must remember that it is not the whistle that pulls the train.”.
- like a train
- Quickly, speedily
- mail train
- A train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route
- passenger train
- A train whose primary function is to carry passengers
- planetary gear train
- an assembly of meshed gears consisting of a central (sun) gear, a coaxial internal gear-wheel and one or more intermediate pinions supported on a revolving carrier
- railway train
- A locomotive plus the carriages that it pulls along a railway track
- road train
- A transport concept consisting of a conventional prime mover truck pulling two, three or four trailers
- snow train
- A train service, that only runs during a winter sports season, that carries skiers and other tourists to and from a resort
- spike train
- A binary waveform representation of neuronal activity, where an action potential is represented as a single '1' separated by a stream of zeros
- steam train
- A train pulled by steam-powered locomotive
- step in front of a moving train
- to sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause
- the whistle does not pull the train
- Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train
- the whistle doesn't pull the train
- Alternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train
- through train
- a train that travels a long distance without any stops
- train
- To proceed in sequence
- train
- A series of electrical pulses
- train
- To practice an ability
She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
- train
- To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game)
I got a twix on the 128 version being fixed and trained by Mad Max at M2K BBS 208-587-7636 in Mountain Home Idaho. He fixes many games and puts them on his board. One of my sources for games and utils.
- train
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a train of events or a train of thought
- train
- To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction
The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
- train
- A line of connected cars or carriages pushed or pulled by one or more locomotives, especially a railroad train which travels on a set of tracks
We rode the train to Mumbai.
- train
- That which is drawn along, like the part of a gown which trails behind the wearer
The train of her bridal gown caught on a nail.
- train
- To improve one's fitness
I trained with weights all winter.
- train
- To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending
The vine had been trained over the pergola.
- train
- The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege
- train
- 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.
- train
- To teach a task
You can't train a pig to write poetry.
- train
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts like the drive train of a car
- train bottle
- an ornamental glass bottle in the shape of a locomotive
- train of thought
- The flow of thinking
I was on to a really good definition for train of thought, but then I lost my train of thought.
- train of thoughts
- The flow of different thoughts one experiences when thinking
- train spotter
- a person whose hobby is train spotting
- train spotting
- The hobby of collecting the numbers and names of locomotives seen at railway stations and other vantage points
- train station
- A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark
- train stations
- plural form of train station
- train surf
- To either stand on a the roof of a moving train and surf it like a wave, or to hang on and ride on the exterior of a train
- train surfing
- Present participle of train surf. To stand on a the roof of a moving train and surf it like a wave, or to hang on and ride on the exterior of a train
- train surfing
- The sport of riding on the roof, sides or back of a train
a2006: Mary Deyo, Jinx Magazine, read at on 14 May 2006 - In 1989 alone gruesome train surfing accidents killed 150 Brazilian kids and injured 170 more. ... Attempts to stop train surfing have proved ineffective. .
- train track
- A set of curves lying in a surface, meeting one another at their respective endpoints in a specific way that resembles railroad tracks
- train track
- railroad track
- train wreck
- The aftermath of a train crash
- train wreck
- A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers
Your personal life has been, and is, a train wreck..
- train wreck
- (Music) The point at which many or all musicians in an orchestra fall into unrecoverable discord while playing a piece, usually caused by an incorrect note, missed beat, or poor conducting
There was a train wreck when the timpanist struck the kettledrum slightly too soon and everyone lost their place.
- train wrecks
- plural form of train wreck
- train-wreck
- Alternative form of train wreck
Harmon, the fireman lodger, passing through the kitchen on his way out to work, had paused to tell Saxon about the previous day's train-wreck in the Alviso marshes, and of how the engineer, imprisoned under the overturned engine and unhurt, being drowned by the rising tide, had begged to be shot.
- valve train
- The valves and associated mechanisms that control the flow of fuel, air and exhaust gases in an engine
- wave train
- A regular sequence of wave pulses
- weight-train
- To take part in weight training
- where does this train go
- Used to ask where the train is going
- whistle-stop train tour
- Any travel that's quick and with only brief pauses
- whistle-stop train tour
- A tour in a political campaign that makes many brief stops in small communities
- lose one's train of thought
- (Ev ile ilgili) Forget what one was talking or thinking about
- bullet train
- {i} extremely high speed passenger train (mainly in Japan)
- train
- {v} to form, breed, draw, entice, bring up
- train
- {n} the tail of a bird or a gown, a retinue, great number, procession, line, way
- sky train
- A convoy of several gliders towed in a line for transporting freight etc
- train-of-four
- (Tıp, İlaç) A test for measuring the level of neuromuscular blockade. Four consecutive stimuli are delivered along the path of a nerve, and the response of the muscle is measured in order to evaluate stimuli that are blocked versus those that are delivered. Four equal muscle contractions will result if there is no neuromuscular blockade, but, if nondepolarizing blockade is present, there will be a loss of twitch height and number, which will indicate the degree of blockade. This test is commonly used in intensive care units
- train-of-four test
- (Tıp, İlaç) A test for measuring the level of neuromuscular blockade. Four consecutive stimuli are delivered along the path of a nerve, and the response of the muscle is measured in order to evaluate stimuli that are blocked versus those that are delivered. Four equal muscle contractions will result if there is no neuromuscular blockade, but, if nondepolarizing blockade is present, there will be a loss of twitch height and number, which will indicate the degree of blockade. This test is commonly used in intensive care units
