time train
time train noun: a train of wheels that turns the hands and drives the balance and escapement of a timepiece.
Noun
time train (countable and uncountable, plural time trains)
- A train of wheels that turns the hands and drives the balance and escapement of a timepiece.
Forms of time train
| plural | time trains |
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Questions about time train
- What does time train mean?
- Time train means a train of wheels that turns the hands and drives the balance and escapement of a timepiece.
- What part of speech is time train?
- Time train is a noun.
- What is the plural of time train?
- The plural of time train is time trains.
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