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steam train

steam train noun: a train pulled by a steam locomotive.

Noun

steam train (plural steam trains)

  1. A train pulled by a steam locomotive.
    • The early Underground trains were essentially ordinary steam trains that just happened to be running below the streets in the middle of London.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 33
    • "But if so, why do you see so many young children on steam trains - apart, that is, from being dragged along by their fathers, or grandfathers?
      "I think they enjoy them because they are simply so different, so mechanical, so hot, oily and clanky, so dirty, so 'analogue' in a digital world. They are...2022 February 23, Benedict le Vay, “Part of rail's past... present... and future”, in RAIL, number 951, page 56

steam train meaning in Tamil

steam train in Tamil

ஆவிவண்டி

Forms of steam train

pluralsteam trains

Questions about steam train

What does steam train mean?
Steam train means a train pulled by a steam locomotive.
What is steam train in Tamil?
Steam train in Tamil is ஆவிவண்டி. See Steam train meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steam train?
Steam train is a noun.
What is the plural of steam train?
The plural of steam train is steam trains.

Words near steam train in the dictionary

  1. steam shovels
  2. steam table
  3. steam tables
  4. steam tractor
  5. steam tractors
  6. steam train
  7. steam trains
  8. steam tunnel
  9. steam tunnels
  10. steam turbine
  11. steam turbines

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