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  • 31behind\ time — adv or adj. phr. 1a. Behind the correct time; slow. That clock is behind time. 1b. Behind schedule; late. The train is running behind time today. 2. Not keeping up; not at the proper time; overdue. Your lessons are good, but why are you behind… …

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  • 32train — [14] A train is etymologically something that is ‘pulled’ along. The word was borrowed from Old French train, a derivative of the verb trahiner ‘drag’. And this in turn went back to Vulgar Latin *tragināre, a derivative of Latin *tragere, a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 33train — verb 1》 teach (a person or animal) a skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction.     ↘be taught in such a way. 2》 make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet. 3》 (train something on) point or aim… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34train — [14] A train is etymologically something that is ‘pulled’ along. The word was borrowed from Old French train, a derivative of the verb trahiner ‘drag’. And this in turn went back to Vulgar Latin *tragināre, a derivative of Latin *tragere, a… …

    Word origins

  • 35Train ride — A train ride in an amusement park, or a municipal park setting, is an attraction consisting of a miniature train, often running on a permanent or portable track, but sometimes without any track whatsoever. In the latter case, the trains are… …

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  • 36Train (clothing) — A train in women s clothing is the long back portion of a skirt or dress that trails on the ground behind the wearer, or a separate trailing overskirt worn as part of Court dress or a wedding dress.GalleryExternal links*… …

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  • 37Behind the Evidence — infobox Book | name = Behind the Evidence title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition author = by Peter Reynolds (pseudonym of Amelia Reynolds Long and William L. Crawford) illustrator = cover artist = Clay… …

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  • 38railroad train — Train Train, n. [F. train, OF. tra[ i]n, trahin; cf. (for some of the senses) F. traine. See {Train}, v.] 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Now to my charms, and to my wily trains.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Roll train — Train Train, n. [F. train, OF. tra[ i]n, trahin; cf. (for some of the senses) F. traine. See {Train}, v.] 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Now to my charms, and to my wily trains.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Great Train Robbery (1963) — The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.[1] The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered. It was probably… …

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