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on-train

on-train adjective: taking place on a train.

Adjective

on-train (not comparable)

  1. Taking place on a train.
    • Cost analysis revealed that on-train catering lost money and Travellers Fare, the BR division that dealt with all the railway's catering, commissioned consultants to report on options.2020 January 2, David Clough, “How InterCity came back from the brink”, in RAIL, page 65
  2. Aboard or fitted to a train.
    • These agents are members of rail staff who have been trained by RAIB to gather and safeguard evidence such as on-train monitoring and recording equipment.2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 28

Questions about on-train

What does on-train mean?
On-train means taking place on a train.
What part of speech is on-train?
On-train is an adjective.

Words near on-train in the dictionary

  1. on-time
  2. on-time marker
  3. on-time markers
  4. on-topic
  5. on-trade
  6. on-train
  7. on-wiki
  8. ON.
  9. on/off
  10. ONA
  11. ona'ah

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