amtrak
/ˈæmˌtɹæk/
amtrak is the alternative form of amtrac.
Meaning of amtrac
Noun
amtrac (plural amtracs)
- An amphibious vehicle of a class introduced in World War II.
- Synonyms:
- amtrack, amtrak, amphtrack, landing vehicle tracked
Proper noun capitalized: Amtrak
Amtrak
- A US passenger railway (incorporated as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation).
- Trains are fuller under Amtrak, but it is thought to be largely because there are fewer trains.1969, School Mathematics Study Group, Studies in mathematics, volumes 19-20, page 8
- Its pitifully small appropriation of $40 million already gone, Amtrak has asked Congress for another $170 million to keep the trains running through mid-1973.1971, “Give the trains a chance”, in Life, page 42
Forms of amtrak
| plural | amtraks |
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Origin of amtrak
Coined circa 1971; blend of American + track.
Questions about amtrak
- What does amtrak mean?
- Amtrak means a US passenger railway (incorporated as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation).
- What is amtrak the alternative form of?
- Amtrak is the alternative form of amtrac.
- What part of speech is amtrak?
- Amtrak is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce amtrak?
- Amtrak is pronounced /ˈæmˌtɹæk/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: amtrak (page history and authors); Amtrak (page history and authors); amtrac (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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