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silver train

silver train noun: in China, a railway train assigned to take elderly retirees on touristic trips to underdeveloped areas whose economies will benefit from the spending.

Noun

silver train (plural silver trains)

  1. (neologism) In China, a railway train assigned to take elderly retirees on touristic trips to underdeveloped areas whose economies will benefit from the spending.
    • China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to encourage its rapidly ageing population to travel – and spend – more, as it grapples with a demographic decline and stuttering economy.2025 February 12, Chris Lau, “China hopes new fleet of ‘silver trains’ will encourage its elderly to travel, and spend, more”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025

Forms of silver train

pluralsilver trains

Origin of silver train

Calque of Chinese 銀髮列車 /银发列车.

Questions about silver train

What does silver train mean?
Silver train means in China, a railway train assigned to take elderly retirees on touristic trips to underdeveloped areas whose economies will benefit from the spending.
What part of speech is silver train?
Silver train is a noun.
What is the plural of silver train?
The plural of silver train is silver trains.

Words near silver train in the dictionary

  1. silver thistle
  2. silver tongue
  3. silver tongues
  4. silver top
  5. silver tops
  6. silver train
  7. silver trains
  8. silver tree
  9. silver trees
  10. silver trevallies
  11. silver trevally

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