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trainspotting

noun [U]
 
/ˈtreɪnˌspɒt.ɪŋ/ US  /-ˌspɑː.t̬ɪŋ/ UK

Definition

the activity of watching trains and writing down the numbers that each railway engine hasEnthusiastsAdmirersMiscellaneous pastimes and their participants trainspotter
 
 
/-ˌspɒt.ər/ US  /-ˌspɑː.t̬ɚ/ noun [C]
(Definition of trainspotting noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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