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tube train

tube train noun: a smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which have a small cross section.

tube train: a smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which...
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Noun

tube train (plural tube trains)

  1. (UK) A smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which have a small cross section.
    • I took a tube train through the subway systems / I rode those tunnels like a six-foot mole1979, The Boomtown Rats, “Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing

tube train meaning in Tamil

tube train in Tamil

சுரங்க இரயில்

Forms of tube train

pluraltube trains

Origin of tube train

Probably named after the shape of the tunnels; the Tube is an informal name for London Underground which has been trademarked.

Questions about tube train

What does tube train mean?
Tube train means a smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which have a small cross section.
What is tube train in Tamil?
Tube train in Tamil is சுரங்க இரயில். See Tube train meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tube train?
Tube train is a noun.
What is the plural of tube train?
The plural of tube train is tube trains.

Words near tube train in the dictionary

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  2. tube steak
  3. tube steaks
  4. tube top
  5. tube tops
  6. tube train
  7. tube trains
  8. tube tying
  9. tube tyings
  10. tube well
  11. tube wells

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tube train (page history and authors); tube train (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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