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runaway train

runaway train noun: an uncontrolled railroad incident where a train or rolling stock moves without operator control, often due to brake failure, loss of power, or an accidental release on the main line.

Noun

runaway train (plural runaway trains)

  1. An uncontrolled railroad incident where a train or rolling stock moves without operator control, often due to brake failure, loss of power, or an accidental release on the main line.
    • Lefty comes to the rescue by descending from an aeroplane on to the runaway train, which he saves from destruction, and administers a thrashing to the doctor.1926, “Reviews Of New Productions”, in The Film Renter and Moving Picture News, numbers 635-643, page 44

Forms of runaway train

pluralrunaway trains

Questions about runaway train

What does runaway train mean?
Runaway train means an uncontrolled railroad incident where a train or rolling stock moves without operator control, often due to brake failure, loss of power, or an accidental release on the main line.
What part of speech is runaway train?
Runaway train is a noun.
What is the plural of runaway train?
The plural of runaway train is runaway trains.

Words near runaway train in the dictionary

  1. runaway selection
  2. runaway shop
  3. runaway shops
  4. runaway star
  5. runaway stars
  6. runaway train
  7. runaway trains
  8. runaway truck ramp
  9. runaway truck ramps
  10. runaways
  11. runback

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