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I just do my thing and try each show to be more honest about why I am and who I am. It's quite tricky and actually nerve-racking to do that. It's kind of a happy train wreck.
Craig Ferguson

Meaning of "train wreck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAIN WRECK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAIN WRECK

noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Train wreck 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 TRAIN WRECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

train wreck

Train wreck

A train wreck or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an accident, such as when a train wheel jumps off a track in a derailment; or when a boiler explosion occurs. Train wrecks have often been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.

Definition of train wreck in the English dictionary

The definition of train wreck in the dictionary is an incident in which a train is severely damaged. Other definition of train wreck is something or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAIN WRECK

train
train attendant
train crash
train ferry
train oil
train service
train set
train smash
train spotter
train-spotting
train-workers
trainability
trainable
trainband
trainbearer
trained
trainee
traineeship
trainer
trainer sock

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAIN WRECK

background check
beck
by the neck
check
deck
double-check
dreck
emotional wreck
heck
in check
neck
nervous wreck
peck
reck
redneck
shipwreck
speck
V neck
V-neck
wreck

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

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Translation of «train wreck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAIN WRECK

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

Translator English - Chinese

火车失事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

choque de trenes
570 millions of speakers

English

train wreck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रेन मलबे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حطام القطار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крушение поезда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

train Wreck
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রেন ধ্বংস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accident de train
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangkai kereta api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zugunglück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

列車事故
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열차 의 잔해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepur kecelakaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xác tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடம் புரண்ட புகைவண்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेल्वे अपघात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tren enkazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disastro ferroviario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katastrofa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аварія потягу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

accident de tren
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρένο ναυάγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trein wrak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tåg vraket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

togkrasj
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of train wreck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAIN WRECK»

The term «train wreck» is very widely used and occupies the 13.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAIN WRECK» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «TRAIN WRECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word train wreck.
1
Ted Cruz
I would do anything and I will continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare.
2
Craig Ferguson
I just do my thing and try each show to be more honest about why I am and who I am. It's quite tricky and actually nerve-racking to do that. It's kind of a happy train wreck.
3
Method Man
I hate mean people. People who just pick at you and try to force you into a train wreck.
4
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
I watch 'The Bachelor'. It's one of those things where I always think if it didn't exist and it was on 'SNL,' we would think it would be a ridiculous, funny idea. But it actually exists... It's a glorious train wreck that I love to watch.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAIN WRECK»

Discover the use of train wreck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to train wreck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith
Presents the life of the celebrity model, describing her rise to fame as a Playboy Playmate of the Year, her controversial marriage to a Texas billionaire sixty years her senior, her legal fight to inherit his estate, and the loss of her ...
Donna Hogan, Henrietta Tiefenthaler, 2007
2
Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters
In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy. Train Wreck details 17 crashes in which more than 200 people were killed.
George Bibel, 2012
3
Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can't Look Away
Whether we admit it or not, we’re fascinated by evil. Dark fantasies, morbid curiosities, Schadenfreude: As conventional wisdom has it, these are the symptoms of our wicked side, and we succumb to them at our own peril.
Eric G. Wilson, 2012
4
The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana ...
Join local historian Richard Lytle as he recounts, in the fullest retelling to date, the details of this tragedy and its role in the overall evolution and demise of a unique entertainment industry.
Richard M. Lytle, 2011
5
Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit
Hilarious and oddly inspiring, Trainwreck is proof that a life disastrously lived can still turn out beyond anybody's wildest imaginings. Growing up a privileged Manhattan kid, Jeff Nichols should have had it all.
Jeff Nichols, 2009
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Shoebox Train Wreck: Short Story
From Shoebox Train Wreck, this short story is one in a collection of sixteen genre-bending tales set against a backdrop of sudden violence and profound regret, and populated by characters whose circumstances and longings drive them to the ...
John Mantooth, 2013
7
The Great Economic Train Wreck: When America Went Off the Rails
This is a book that chronicles the unfolding disaster of our nation's financial “train wreck.” For two crucial years, Kevin Clark had broadcast financial analysis that became a play-by-play of the economic collapse.
Kevin H. Clark, 2011
8
Train Wreck Girl: A Novel
After finding his girlfriend dead on the railroad tracks right after breaking up with her, Danny McGregor - Flagstaff bartender and surfer without an ocean - rides the next bus out of Arizona, fleeing to his Cocoa Beach, Florida hometown ...
Sean Carswell, 2008
9
End of the Line: The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins ...
The story of how the Great Western Railway was conceived, where it was located, and how it was constructed is replete with high irony covering political intrigue, commercial skullduggery, and bold entrepreneurship.
Don McIver, 2013
10
From Train Wreck to Train Wreck: A Journey in God's Faithfulness
Does she even dare to hope they could have joy again? With seven children to care for and her own grief weighing her down, Genny's faith is tested to the limit. But grief and despair are not the end of the story.
Genevieve Bohrer Cain, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAIN WRECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term train wreck is used in the context of the following news items.
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A neoliberal train wreck?
The media coverage of the deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia, which killed eight people and injured more than 200, focused on the engineer, but ... «Socialist Worker Online, May 15»
2
Train Wreck: The New York Post's Subway Cover
One man threw another into harm's way, causing him to be run over by an oncoming train. This last part happened in the blink of a shutter. But the decision to put ... «New York Times, Dec 12»
3
Train Wreck in China Heightens Unease on Safety Standards
BEIJING — A deadly train accident in eastern China has added to a national sense of unease that safety may have been sacrificed in the country's rush to ... «New York Times, Jul 11»
4
Traumatized Russians View Their Dead After Luxury Train Bombing
As he left the building, Renat Urusov, 24, said his brother-in-law's body was intact — but somehow, after the violence of the train wreck, his face was gone. «New York Times, Nov 09»

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