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train
n. railroad car; caravan; series; series of events; piece of cloth that forms the long back section of a skirt or gown (such as a bride's gown) and is drawn along the floor; something that trails along; retinue; tail of a comet
 
v. instruct, coach


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Train
In rail transport, a train is a series of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The guideway (permanent way) usually consists of conventional rail tracks, but might also be monorail or maglev. Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate locomotive, or from individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Most trains are powered by diesel engines or by electricity supplied by trackside systems. Historically the steam engine was the dominant form of locomotive power through the mid-20th century, but other sources of power (such as horsesrope, wire, gravitypneumatics, or gas turbines) are possible.
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train (m)
n. train; rate

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trainen
v. train, coach, school

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Train
(v. i.)
To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.
  
 
(v. i.)
To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.
  
 
(v. t.)
To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.
  
 
(v. t.)
To draw along; to trail; to drag.
  
 
(v. t.)
To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
  
 
(v. t.)
To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees.
  
 
(v. t.)
To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.
  
 
(v. t.)
To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head.
  
 
(v.)
A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad.
  
 
(v.)
A consecution or succession of connected things; a series.
  
 
(v.)
A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.
  
 
(v.)
A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like.
  
 
(v.)
A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.
  
 
(v.)
A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.
  
 
(v.)
Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.
  
 
(v.)
Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement.
  
 
(v.)
That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
  
 
(v.)
That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement.
  
 
(v.)
That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.
  
 
(v.)
The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.
  
 
(v.)
The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.
  
 
(v.)
The tail of a bird.
  

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