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Meaning of "milk train" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILK TRAIN

milk train  [mɪlk treɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILK TRAIN

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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Milk train is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILK TRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term railroad and the international term railway is the most obvious difference in rail terminology. There are also others, due to the parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world. Various terms are presented here alphabetically; where a term has multiple names, this is indicated. The note "US" indicates a term peculiar to North America, or "CA" may represent Canada while "UK" refers to terms originating in the British Isles and normally also used in former British colonies outside North America. The abbreviation "UIC" refers to standard terms adopted by the International Union of Railways in its official publications and Thesaurus. Exceptions are noted; terms whose currency is limited to one particular country, region, or railway are also included. ▪ For terminology specific to the types of lines used for passenger trains, see passenger rail terminology. ▪ For terminology specific to Australia, see Glossary of Australian railway terms. ▪ For terminology specific to the United Kingdom, see Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms.

Definition of milk train in the English dictionary

The definition of milk train in the dictionary is the milk train a very early morning train, that traditionally transported milk, on which passengers also travelled.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILK TRAIN


Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
Coltrane
kɒlˈtreɪn
constrain
kənˈstreɪn
crane
kreɪn
detrain
diːˈtreɪn
drain
dreɪn
drivetrain
ˈdraɪvˌtreɪn
entrain
ɪnˈtreɪn
grain
ɡreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
membrane
ˈmɛmbreɪn
powertrain
ˈpaʊərˌtreɪn
rain
reɪn
restrain
rɪˈstreɪn
retrain
riːˈtreɪn
strain
streɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
train
treɪn
Ukraine
juːˈkreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILK TRAIN

milk leg
milk of magnesia
milk pan
milk parsley
milk powder
milk products
milk pudding
milk punch
milk round
milk run
milk saucepan
milk shake
milk sickness
milk snake
milk stout
milk sugar
milk thistle
milk tooth
milk truck
milk vetch

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILK TRAIN

bullet train
diesel train
excursion train
express train
eye strain
freight train
gear train
ghost train
goods train
gravy train
groin strain
Lake Pontchartrain
mail train
passenger train
refrain
steam train
subway train
toy train
tube train
wagon train
way train

Synonyms and antonyms of milk train in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «milk train» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILK TRAIN

Find out the translation of milk train to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of milk train from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milk train» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奶车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren lechero
570 millions of speakers

English

milk train
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूध सफर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطار الحليب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молоко поезд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trem leite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুধ ট্রেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

train lait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta susu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Milch Zug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

牛乳列車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우유 기차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepur susu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đào tạo sữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பால் ரயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुग्धशाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Süt tren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

treno latte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pociąg mleko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молоко поїзд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tren lapte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρένο γάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melk trein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjölk tåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melk tog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milk train

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILK TRAIN»

The term «milk train» is normally little used and occupies the 135.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILK TRAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «milk train» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «milk train» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milk train

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILK TRAIN»

Discover the use of milk train in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milk train and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
I enjoyed this one better than anything that's come along this season. I liked its suspense and pace and its staging...LONELYHEARTS impressed me as a solid, worthwhile drama. --NY News.
Tennessee Williams, 1964
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Tennessee Williams: A Guide to Research and Performance
Plot While Milk Train's plot, discussed by such authors as Falk (123-26) and Londre" (172-77), remains essentially the same as in "Man Bring This up Road," the play's unconventional narrative structure and its excessive poetic philosophizing ...
Philip C. Kolin, 1998
3
LIFE
... Almond ("Whip") Wheelock at 10:05 a.m. from the grass- grown station platform in Swanton. In railroad language he is "giving the highball" to engineer Q. Why all this need to collect old Junk? Why. 88 LIFE Rides a Vermont Milk Train.
4
From Animals to Animats 9: 9th International Conference on ...
The left image shows the trajectory of the milk train, without collision. The middle image gives the collide-and-launch event. The right image shows the end positions of both trains. When the perception of the vision system has reached a fine ...
Stefano Nolfi, 2006
5
New York Magazine
A TOUCH OF THE POET: Thomas Gibson, Haviland Morris, Elizabeth Ashley in Milk Train. The New York Public Library WHERE THE FUTURE IS AN. THERE'S A KIND OF MINOR — ENORMOUSLY minor — English play that can squeak by ...
6
The Politics of Reputation: The Critical Reception of ...
Sooner or later they will accept it.4 Consequently, some of the plays that he wrote throughout the 1960s and 1970s, such as The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1963, 1964) and The Red Devil Battery Sign (1975, 1979), are bizarre  ...
Annette J. Saddik, 1999
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Drawing the Boundaries of Meaning: Neo-Gricean Studies in ...
The milk train doesn't stop here anymore, if it ever/#sometimes did in the past. b. #If the milk train ever stopped here in the past, it doesn't anymore. Example (17a) is Horn's (1972) ex. 1.48d. The crosshatch on sometimes should be read with ...
Betty J. Birner, Gregory L. Ward, 2006
8
A Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama: ...
Indeed even his language began to collapse, devolving into pseudo-poetic rhetoric, a kind of baroque prose, or a simple expository announcement of his thematic concerns. The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More (1964), The Mutilated ...
C. W. E. Bigsby, 1984
9
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Ford's Theatre, Leonard B. McLaughlin, general manager, David Merrick presents Tallulah Bankhead, Tab Hunter, Ruth Ford, in "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," a play by Tennesse Williams, directed by Tony Richardson, production ...
‎1963
10
Between the Ocean and the Lakes
'l'his train is in addition to the original milk train of Orange County, which also runs daily. From the pioneer shipment of 240 quarts of milk from Chester on the Erie in 184: the traffic has grown to an average daily transportation of 200,000 quarts ...
E.H. Mott

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILK TRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milk train is used in the context of the following news items.
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An Evening of Plays Based on Tennessee Williams Stories Set for at …
NY: The Red Devil Battery Sign and The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. As Hartford Stages' Artistic Director, he helmed a ten-year ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
BTG Casting News: Darren Pettie Joins 'FRANKIE AND JOHNNY …
Off Broadway: Detroit (Playwrights Horizons); Dinner with Friends, The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (Roundabout Theatre Company) ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
Salem County Rewind: Salem Country Club's glory days; milk train
The milk train that runs from Salem to Atlantic City through Elmer has begun service its summer service to serve the resort hotels along the ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
4
Fonterra's $235 million state-of-the-art rebuild of Pahiatua dairy factory
The milk train completed its last trip in January. Site manager Bill Boakes inside the tower which houses the new drier. Kevin Bills Photography. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
5
New Zealand Fonterra's Pahiatua Dairy Plant To Add Significant …
The commissioning of the plant will put an end to the familiar milk train from Oringi, south of Dannevirke. "Our production capacity will increase ... «International Business Times AU, Jun 15»
6
Dairy plant shapes up as world leader
The milk train finished shipping milk from Oringi to Hawera in January, as the new $235 million dryer at Pahiatua will mean the site will be able ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
7
Tab Hunter Still Has the Perfect Smile
(The one time the permanently boyish Hunter ever grew facial hair, it was to play Christopher in Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't ... «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
8
Salem County Rewind: Woodstown High cornerstone ceremony …
The milk train which runs between Salem and Atlantic City via Elmer will soon be but back on for the 1915 season. --. Surgeon Herbert K. «NJ.com, Jun 15»
9
Tallulah Bankhead Tribute will honor legendary actress raised in …
1963: Roles in "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1956) and "Midgie Purvis" (1961) led up to her final stage role in 1963, "The Milk Train Doesn't ... «AL.com, Jun 15»
10
When the Most Famous Kid in America Helped Feed Thousands of …
A “Milk Train” went across the United States collecting milk and other supplies. All these donations were given to the Near East Relief ... «The Pappas Post, Jun 15»

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