Kilo Lingo

train

/treɪn/

Line drawing of train
Coloured illustration of train
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Translation

A long line of carriages that runs on metal tracks and carries people or goods.

Word origin

From Old French train meaning something drawn along, from Latin trahere to pull.

Origin
Old French
Root
train

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltrains

Examples

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"Train" is the long line of carriages on tracks.

Fast .

"Trains" is the plural, meaning more than one train.

London.

Here "train" is how we travelled to London.

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This word is part of lesson 12.