PASSENGER TRAIN Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase passenger train. (close relations)
Definition of PASSENGER TRAIN
Best Alternative Words for PASSENGER TRAIN
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car | nounn | |||||||
noun • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine • a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad • the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant • where passengers ride up and down • a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway | ||||||||
carriage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a railcar where passengers ride • a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses • characteristic way of bearing one's body • a machine part that carries something else • a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | ||||||||
coach | nounn | |||||||
noun • (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team • a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) • a railcar where passengers ride • a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver • a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport verb • teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports • drive or operate a coach or carriage | ||||||||
locomotive | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to locomotion noun • a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks | ||||||||
railcar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad | ||||||||
railway | nounn | |||||||
noun • line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight • a line of track providing a runway for wheels | ||||||||
train | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding • a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file • a series of consequences wrought by an event • piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed verb • create by training and teaching • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control • educate for a future role or function • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports • exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition • cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it • travel by rail or train • drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | ||||||||
transit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • a journey usually by ship verb • make a passage or journey from one place to another • pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place) • revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction • cause or enable to pass through | ||||||||
transportation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 • the act of moving something from one location to another • the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance • the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials • the act of expelling a person from their native land |