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  • 71goods train — Freight Freight (fr[=a]t), a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. [1913 Webster] {Freight agent}, a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. {Freight… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 72train — I n. row of connected railroad cars 1) to drive a train 2) to shunt trains (onto different tracks) 3) to board, get on; catch; get off; miss; take a train (we took a train to the city) 4) to change trains (we ll have to change trains in Chicago)… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 73Train horn — Nathan model M5 locomotive air horn Train horns are audible warning devices found on most diesel and electric locomotives. Their primary purpose is to alert persons and animals to the presence of a train, especially when approaching a grade… …

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  • 74Freight Route Utilisation Strategy — The Freight Route Utilisation Strategy is a Route Utilisation Strategy, published by Network Rail in March 2007.[1][2][3] It is one of only two (the future Network RUS is the other) which have the perspective of the network as whole. It was… …

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  • 75Freight Australia V Class — Infobox Locomotive name = Freight Australia V Class buildmodel = GT46C powertype = Diesel electric builder = EDI Rail Somerton and Cardiff length = convert|22|m|abbr=on weight = 134 tonnes uicclass = Co Co enginetype = EMD 16 710G3B ES generator …

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  • 76train — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 engine pulling coaches/cars ADJECTIVE ▪ railroad (AmE), railway (BrE) ▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (esp. BrE) ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 77train — train1 W2S1 [treın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(railway)¦ 2¦(series)¦ 3 train of thought 4 bring something in its train 5 set something in train 6¦(people/animals)¦ 7¦(dress)¦ 8¦(servants)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 78Freight car — Car Car, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf. {Chariot}.] 1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 79train — train1 [ treın ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of railroad cars that are connected and pulled by an engine: a freight/passenger train by train: We traveled across China by train. train to: I met her on a train to New York. board/get on a train:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 80train */*/*/ — I UK [treɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms train : singular train plural trains 1) a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine a freight/passenger train by train: We travelled across China by train. train to: I met… …

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