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train

 
 
/treɪn/ noun

Definition

[C] a long, thin vehicle which travels along metal tracks and carries people or goods: a train journey We could go by train. You'll have to catch/get the next train.
train of thought/events a series of connected thoughts, ideas, or events which come or happen one after the other: I was interrupted and lost my train of thought.
(Definition of train noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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