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silver trains

silver trains is the plural of silver train.

Meaning of silver train

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

Questions about silver trains

What is silver trains the plural of?
Silver trains is the plural of silver train.

Words near silver trains in the dictionary

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

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