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train set

train set noun: a toy consisting of one or more miniature model trains and the tracks, equipment, scenery, etc. that go with them. Also the alternative form of trainset.

train set: a toy consisting of one or more miniature model trains and the tracks, equipment, scenery, etc....
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Noun

train set (plural train sets)

  1. A toy consisting of one or more miniature model trains and the tracks, equipment, scenery, etc. that go with them.
    • It has its charms though. Royal Oak is like a country branch line dropped down amid the main line approaches to Paddington. It's as if two very different train sets got mixed up in the same box.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 50

Also used as

train set is also the alternative form of trainset.

Forms of train set

pluraltrain sets

Questions about train set

What does train set mean?
Train set means a toy consisting of one or more miniature model trains and the tracks, equipment, scenery, etc. that go with them.
What part of speech is train set?
Train set is a noun.
What is the plural of train set?
The plural of train set is train sets.

Words near train set in the dictionary

  1. train operating company
  2. train order
  3. train orders
  4. train pipe
  5. train pipes
  6. train set
  7. train sets
  8. train shed
  9. train sheds
  10. train sickness
  11. train spotter

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