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goods train

/ɡʊdz.tɹeɪn/

goods train noun: a train used for the transportation of goods.

Noun

goods train (plural goods trains)

  1. A train used for the transportation of goods.
    • In 1914, the Hendon and Finchley Times published a piece titled 'People who have no Christmas'. An engine-driver's comment was this: "For many years now I have never enjoyed a real Christmas. My engine has claimed me on this day, and my only regret is that I am not attached to a slow goods train...2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 35
    Synonyms:
    freight train

goods train meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian

goods train in Tamil

சரக்கு இருப்பூர்தி, சரக்குகள், பண்ட ரயில், சரக்குத் தொடர் வண்டி

goods train in Urdu

train used for transportation of goods
مال گاڑی māl gāṛī

goods train in Arabic

train used for transportation of goods
قِطَار بَضَائِع qiṭār baḍāʔiʕ

goods train in Indonesian

train used for transportation of goods
kereta api barang
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goods train in Thai
ขบวนรถไฟสินค้า

Synonyms of goods train

Forms of goods train

pluralgoods trains

Questions about goods train

What does goods train mean?
Goods train means a train used for the transportation of goods.
What is goods train in Tamil?
Goods train in Tamil is சரக்கு இருப்பூர்தி, சரக்குகள், பண்ட ரயில். See Goods train meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is goods train?
Goods train is a noun.
How do you pronounce goods train?
Goods train is pronounced /ɡʊdz.tɹeɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of goods train?
The plural of goods train is goods trains.

Words near goods train in the dictionary

  1. goods carriages
  2. goods shed
  3. goods sheds
  4. goods station
  5. goods stations
  6. goods train
  7. goods trains
  8. goods truck
  9. goods trucks
  10. goods van
  11. goods vans

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