boat train

boat train
noun
a train taking passengers to or from a port
• Hypernyms: ↑train, ↑railroad train

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noun
: a train scheduled to connect with a boat

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a train scheduled to carry passengers to or from a landing point: The boat train to Paris was waiting at Cherbourg.
[1880-85]

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boat train noun
A train run to connect with a ship
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Main Entry: ↑boat

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boat train UK US noun [countable] [singular boat train plural boat trains]
a train that takes passengers to a port where they can continue their journey by ship, or a train that takes them from a port to a town or city
Thesaurus: types of train or railway systemhyponym parts of trains, trams and cable carsmeronym

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boat train,
a railroad train which makes connections with a ship.

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n. a train scheduled to connect with the arrival or departure of a boat

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ˈboat train 7 [boat train] noun
a train that takes passengers to or from a place where a boat arrives or leaves

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  • boat train — boat trains N COUNT A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port …   English dictionary

  • boat train — boat ,train noun count a train that takes passengers to a port where they can continue their journey by ship, or a train that takes them from a port to a town or city …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • boat train — n a train that takes people to or from ships in a port …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boat train — boat′ train n. rai a train scheduled to carry passengers to or from a port city • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • boat train — n. a train scheduled to be at a port in time for prompt transfer of passengers to or from a ship …   English World dictionary

  • boat train — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms boat train : singular boat train plural boat trains a train that takes passengers to a port where they can continue their journey by ship, or a train that takes them from a port to a town or city …   English dictionary

  • boat train — a train scheduled to carry passengers to or from a landing point: The boat train to Paris was waiting at Cherbourg. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • boat train — noun a train scheduled to connect with the arrival or departure of a boat …   English new terms dictionary

  • boat train — noun Date: 1864 an express train for transporting passengers between a port and a city …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • boat train — noun (C) a train that takes people to or from ships in a port …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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