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Meaning of "road train" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROAD TRAIN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROAD TRAIN

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Road 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 ROAD TRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Road train

A road train, roadtrain or land train is a trucking concept used in remote areas of Argentina, Australia, Mexico, the United States, and Canada to move freight efficiently. The term "road train" is most often used in Australia. In the United States the terms "triples", "turnpike doubles", and "Rocky Mountain doubles" are commonly used for longer combination vehicles. A road train consists of a relatively conventional tractor unit, but instead of pulling one trailer or semi-trailer, a road train pulls two or more of them.

Definition of road train in the English dictionary

The definition of road train in the dictionary is a line of linked trailers pulled by a truck, used for transporting stock, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROAD TRAIN

road race
road racer
road racing
road rage
road rash
road rider
road safety
road sense
road show
road sign
road stability
road surface
road surveyor
road sweeper
road tax
road test
road traffic
road traffic accident
road transport
road user

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROAD TRAIN

Bahrain
bullet train
constrain
diesel train
drivetrain
entrain
express train
freight train
gear train
goods train
Lake Pontchartrain
mail train
passenger train
powertrain
restrain
steam train
strain
toy train
train
tube train
wagon train

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «road train» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROAD TRAIN

Find out the translation of road train to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of road 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 «road train» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公路列车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren de carretera
570 millions of speakers

English

road train
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सड़क सफर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القطار الطريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автопоезд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trem da estrada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথোপযুক্ত সৃষ্টিকর্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

train routier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api jalan raya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lastzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

道路列車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로드 트레인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepur dalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாலை ரயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रस्ता गाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karayolu treni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

treno di strada
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pociąg drogowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автопоїзд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autotren
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδικός συρμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pad trein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fordonståg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vogntog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of road train

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROAD TRAIN»

The term «road train» is regularly used and occupies the 104.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROAD TRAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «road train» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «road 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 road train

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROAD TRAIN»

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Mechanical traction in war for road transport: with notes on ...
In any case the use of the armoured road train is a very interesting experiment, the results of which are awaited with the liveliest interest in military circles. Lord Roberts and the Armoured Road Train [Thanks to the courtesy of the proprietors of ...
Otfried Layriz, 1900
2
Transport and Logistics
mechanic assistant >> offsider and shed hand >> truck driver >> loader operator and chipper operator >> interstate truck driver >> road train operator Athol Carter – Road Train Operator, IES Kiernan Transport Group, Charter's Towers At 25, ...
Amanda Evans, Jade Maloney, 2008
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Railway Accidents
As the engine was passing over the crossing the down Addison Road train, due at 12.22, was signalled on to me from Praed Street junction. Iaccepted the signal, but the crossing points at the west end of the station being open, locked my ...
Great Britain. Board of Trade, 1879
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Annual Report of the Rail Road Commissioners of Alabama, for ...
... earnings from operation per train mile Operating expenses — Page 45 Operating expenses per mile of road Operating expenses per train mile Income from operation — Page 31 Income from operation permile of road Train Mileage — Miles ...
Alabama Public Service Commission, 1897
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
As the engine was passing over the crossing the down Addison Road train, due at 12.22, was signalled on to me from Praed Street junction. I accepted the signal, but the crossing points at the west end of the station being open, locked my ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1880
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Out of Calamity: Stories of Trauma Survivors
Life. Change. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks knew about the long term complications and possible personality change that can occur following even mild concussion. Such a phenomenon occurs for a young driver following a road- train ...
Roger Rees, 2011
7
Australian National Bibliography
625.77099412 Western Australia. Main Roads Dept. Project proposal report : Road train assembly area. Great Eastern Highway (H5), (98.23 to 98.94 SLK) Northam. -- [East Perth, W.A.] : Main Roads Dept., 1993. — 11 leaves : ill., col. map, ...
‎1978
8
Report on the Current State of Combined Transport in Europe
The comparative costs on the basis of these figures are therefore as follows: (In ECUs) Rolling-road train capacity use 60% 80% Rail operating costs in ECU per trip 412 397 Savings by road haulier in ECU per trip 233 233 Difference 179 164  ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 1998
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Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems
The idea is that each road train or platoon will have a lead vehicle that drives exactly as normal, with full control of all the various functions. This lead vehicle is driven by an experienced driver who is thoroughly familiar with the route.
Tom Denton, 2013
10
Report on the Current State of Combined Transport in Europe
The comparative costs on the basis of these figures are therefore as follows: (In ECUs) Rolling-road train capacity use 60% 80% Rail operating costs in ECU per trip 412 397 Savings by road haulier in ECU per trip 233 233 Difference 179 164  ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROAD TRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term road train is used in the context of the following news items.
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2 hit and killed by Long Island Rail Road train in Hollis, Queens
Long Island Rail Road trains were back on schedule Thursday morning after two ... They were found under the train about 200 feet east of the station, and were ... «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
2
Long Island Rail Road train hits car after fender bender in Riverhead
A car was pushed onto train tracks and struck by a Long Island Rail Road train following a fender bender on Long Island Thursday. The accident happened at ... «WABC-TV, Jun 15»
3
Cattle loose after crash between road train, ute and car at busy …
A collision between a road train and two other vehicles has caused chaos on a busy intersection south of Darwin, with cows running free from the scene. «ABC Online, Apr 15»
4
Police: Woman panicked on tracks
A passenger on a passing train took this picture of the scene where a woman ... the tracks at the Unquowa Road train station, Metro-North Railroad officials said. «CT Post, Mar 15»
5
Train Strikes Car in Patchogue
A Long Island Rail Road train struck a car on the tracks in Patchogue on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around noon at the Rider Avenue crossing. «Patch.com, Mar 15»
6
Helpline numbers on Anekal Road train accident
Southern Railways has given the helpline numbers for getting information on the derailment of Bengaluru-Ernakulam intercity express near Anekal Road station ... «Hindu Business Line, Feb 15»
7
Two road trains collide on Berrimah Road at East Arm near Darwin
The driver of a road train involved in a horror crash has been upgraded to a critical condition, according to Northern Territory Police. Two road trains crashed on ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»
8
Woman found beheaded on Long Island minutes before man steps …
... just minutes before a man stepped in front of a LIRR train less than a mile away, ... stepped in front of a Ronkonkoma-bound Long Island Rail Road train near ... «New York Daily News, Oct 14»
9
SARTRE autonomous road train project completed
The SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project that first hit the road in 2011 before conducting its first public road test earlier this year has now ... «Gizmag, Sep 12»
10
'Road Train' Cars Make Public Debut
Smart cars obediently followed the leader in the first public test for a futuristic "road train" concept. The idea of having networked cars follow a truck could pave ... «LiveScience.com, May 12»

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