Look up: train

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   train
   [n] - a series of consequences wrought by an event 2. [n] - piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor 3. [n] - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive 4. [v] - train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it 5. [v] - travel by rail or train 6. [v] - create by training and teaching 7. [v] - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession 8. [v] - exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
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   Train
   (1)   The sequence of wheels and pinions that transmits the drive from the barrel (or fusee cone) to the controller.   It normally consists of the great wheel, centre wheel, third wheel, fourth wheel and escape-wheel;  each of these carries a pinion to receive the drive from the preceding component.
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   train
   succession of toothed wheels which connects the driving device Category: Various industries and crafts • a gear transmission consisting of three or more members.The intermediate gears are either idlers,or part of a twin gear Category: Mechanical engineering • a formation of two or more cars combined into an operating unit Category: Transport
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   train
   In clocks and watches, the series of wheels and driving pinions linking the source of power (a weight or a spring) to the hands, the strike or other end-function. A clock or watch may have a single 'going train', or may also have a striking, musical or alarm train. See box below.
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   train
   1. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company. ... 2. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc, for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race. ... 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. 'Now to my charms, and to my wily trains.' ... 2. Hence, something tied to a ...
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   train
   railroad train noun public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; `express trains don`t stop at Princeton Junction`
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   train
   noun a series of consequences wrought by an event; `it led to a train of disasters`
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   train
   prepare 1 educate verb create by training and teaching; `The old master is training world-class violinists`; `we develop the leaders for the future`
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   train
   verb train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; `Parents must discipline their children`; `Is this dog trained?`
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    train
    civilize verb train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; `Cultivate your musical taste`; `Train your tastebuds`; `She is well schooled in poetry`
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    Train
    In rail transport, a `train` is a series of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The guideway (permanent way) usually consists of conventional rail tracks, but might also be monorail or maglev. Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate locomotive, or from individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Most trains are powered by diesel engines or by electricity supplied by...
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    Train
    • (n.) The aggregation of men, animals, and vehicles which accompany an army or one of its subdivisions, and transport its baggage, ammunition, supplies, and reserve materials of all kinds. • (n.) A heavy long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like. • (v.) A number of followers; a body of atte...
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    train
    (from the article `railroad`) mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails, or tracks, either by self-propulsion or by the ... Brakes on trains and most buses and large trucks are operated by air pressure. A piston rod from an air cylinder exerts force on the braking device. ... The ...
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