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train wrecks

train wrecks is the plural of train wreck.

train wrecks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of train wreck.

Meaning of train wreck

Noun

train wreck (plural train wrecks)

  1. A train crash.
  2. The wreckage resulting from a train crash.
  3. (figuratively) A disaster, especially one which is large, chaotic, and readily seen by public observers.
    • There is a feeling in Washington that we are gathering at the side of the track to watch a gigantic economic train wreck one of these days.1986 September 1, Hugh Sidey, “The Presidency: Colliding with Realities”, in Time, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2008
  4. (figuratively) Someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin.
    • She may have been a train wreck, but she was a train wreck people still can't seem to get enough of. The sordid but fascinating story of her vicious, no-holds-barred battle with life is one of the most gripping, sex-soaked biographies in years.2007, Donna Hogan, “blurb”, in Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, Phoenix Books Incorporated, →ISBN

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Questions about train wrecks

What is train wrecks the plural of?
Train wrecks is the plural of train wreck.

Words near train wrecks in the dictionary

  1. train tracks
  2. train up
  3. train wreck
  4. train wrecked
  5. train wrecking
  6. train wrecks
  7. train-bearer
  8. train-bearers
  9. train-mate
  10. train-mates
  11. train-of-four

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