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Eurostar

/ˈjʊəɹəʊstɑː(ɹ)/

Eurostar proper noun: a high-speed passenger train service connecting London with mainland European cities via the Channel Tunnel.

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Proper noun

Eurostar

  1. A high-speed passenger train service connecting London with mainland European cities via the Channel Tunnel.
    • Eurostar operates two stations in this region.
    • On April 4 2018, the first commercial trains began running between London and Amsterdam. Current Eurostar Chief Executive Mike Cooper said: "The departure of our first commercial service to Amsterdam represents a historic milestone for Eurostar and the growth of international high-speed rail."2019 December 4, Richard Clinnick, “Under the sea with Eurostar”, in Rail, pages 50–51
  2. A similar intercity service in Italy.

Noun

Eurostar (plural Eurostars)

  1. A train on these services.
  2. A British Rail Class 373 (now largely superseded by Class 374) on any service.
    • Now that the Mallard upgrade to GNER's Mark 4 coaches is complete the entire fleet is now available for service and the Eurostars are no longer required to maintain the timetable.2006, Electric Railway

Forms of Eurostar

pluralEurostars

Origin of Eurostar

Commercial name, from Euro- + star.

Questions about Eurostar

What does Eurostar mean?
Eurostar means a high-speed passenger train service connecting London with mainland European cities via the Channel Tunnel.
What part of speech is Eurostar?
Eurostar can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Eurostar?
Eurostar is pronounced /ˈjʊəɹəʊstɑː(ɹ)/.

Words near Eurostar in the dictionary

  1. Eurosocialism
  2. Eurospeak
  3. Eurospies
  4. Eurospy
  5. Eurostan
  6. Eurostar
  7. Eurostars
  8. Eurostep
  9. Eurostepped
  10. Eurostepping
  11. Eurosteps

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