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Meaning of "troop train" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TROOP TRAIN

troop train  [truːp treɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROOP TRAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Troop 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 TROOP TRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of troop train in the English dictionary

The definition of troop train in the dictionary is a train used for transporting military personnel.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROOP 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 TROOP TRAIN

tron
trona
tronc
tronc master
Trondheim
Trondheim Fjord
tronk
troolie
troop
troop carrier
trooper
trooping
troops
troopship
troostite
tropaeola
tropaeolin
tropaeolum
troparion
trope

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROOP 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 troop train in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «troop train» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROOP TRAIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

部队训练
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren de la tropa
570 millions of speakers

English

troop train
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेना सफर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تدريب القوات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эшелон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trem da tropa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সৈন্যদল ট্রেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

train militaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api tentera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Truppen Zug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍用列車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

병력 기차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe lửa chở quân đội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருப்பு ரயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैन्याच्या तुकडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Birlik tren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

truppa treno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oddział pociąg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ешелон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trenul trupe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρένο στρατευμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bende trein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trupptåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

troppetog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of troop train

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROOP TRAIN»

The term «troop train» is normally little used and occupies the 122.424 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROOP TRAIN» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «TROOP TRAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word troop train.
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David Alan Grier
My father contracted polio on a troop train in Korea.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROOP TRAIN»

Discover the use of troop train in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to troop train and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Once Upon a Town
In search of "the best America there ever was," bestselling author and award-winning journalist Bob Greene finds it in a small Nebraska town few people pass through today—a town where Greene discovers the echoes of the most touching love ...
Bob Greene, 2009
2
Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters
In 1915, a distracted signalman signaled a troop train into a stopped train. Immediately after the collision, an express train plowed into the troop train at high speed. The troop train was totally destroyed with its length reduced from 639 feet (195 ...
George Bibel, 2012
3
United States Army in World War 2, Technical Services, ...
... where there was adequate military authority, than on regular trains when individual servicemen were traveling in large numbers.123 A railroad escort was assigned to each troop train by the originating carrier in addition to the conductor and ...
Defense Department, Army, Center of Military History
4
Head-On: British Columbia's Deadliest Railway Accident:
Harry Home's father, Jack, a CNR engineer, had breakfasted at Blue River before taking a westbound troop train to Kamloops. A second troop train (passenger extra #3538 west) had already left Jasper, following an easy path through the ...
Mark Wilson, 2014
5
U. S. Army Armored Division 1943-1945
F – SUPPLY AND TROOP TRAIN The requests for supply were sent through the reconnaissance squadron or, in some cases, directly to the division. When the troop was attached to a combat command, the S-4 of the command facilitated ...
Yves J. Bellanger, 2010
6
Steven Smale: The Mathematician Who Broke the Dimension Barrier
In the San Francisco Chronicle the headline was juxtaposed with a picture of the troop train protest, rather than the traditional shot of the president handing a pen to a civil rights luminary. The New York Times carried the VDC on page 3.
Steve Batterson, 2000
7
Small Wars Manual
United States Marine Corps. railroad trestles usually found in the theater of operations in small wars. Material available for putting out a fire of this naturein its initial stage will gain many hours of valuable time inthe advanceinland. A troop train ...
United States Marine Corps, 2012
8
Will They Return
The only ones that actually paid any attention to the troop train were a few ragged looking men who made their way along the cars picking up cigarettes thrown away by the soldiers. “Those bastards!” said one of the soldiers bitterly, “Do they  ...
9
Brud: Life of the World's Most Famous Unknown Author
Troop Train—U.S. Army Walt (one of the Geezers) describes his experience with a “troop train.” He went from central Florida by a troop train toLos Angeles. It was oneofthose thingswhere two people sit ina seat and facetwo otherslooking at ...
Robert Rainsberger
10
The Train was on Time
Published in 1949, The Train was on Time was Heinrich Boll's first novel. Private Andreas, twenty-four, boards a troop train to return to his unit in Poland, and suddenly realizes he has very little time to live.
Heinrich Böll, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROOP TRAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term troop train is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sabotage suspected as Pakistan troop train plunges into canal
LAHORE: A train carrying hundreds of Pakistan soldiers and their families plunged several feet into a canal on Thursday when a bridge collapsed in the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Quintinshill rail disaster remembered 100 years on
It started at 06:50, when a troop train packed with 500 soldiers of the Royal Scots crashed into a passenger service which was stationary on the main line near ... «BBC News, May 15»
3
Go back to the time of Anzac with troop train re-enactment
QUEENSLAND Pioneer Steam Railway is turning the clock back to 1916 this weekend with their much-anticipated Anzac Troop Train. The Ipswich Centenary of ... «The Queensland Times, May 15»
4
Anzac Troop Train arrives in Brisbane
The Anzac Troop Train has arrived in Brisbane to a rousing reception following a ... More than 250 people have retraced the train journey taken by regional ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
5
COMMENT: times have changed on board troop trains
MEMORIAL RUN: Train enthusiasts gather to watch the troop train re-enactment rolled through Bundaberg on Thursday, 23 April 2015. Photo: Max Fleet ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Apr 15»
6
Pedro captures the Troop Train steaming in to Gladstone
ONE of the many excited onlookers at yesterday's arrival of the Troop Train in ... on a tripod so that he could capture the moment the train rolled in to Gladstone. «Gladstone Observer, Apr 15»
7
Peggy's hooked on supporting war vets
2015 Anzac Troop Train Re-Enactment - Emerald to Rockhampton. Peggy Smith from Rolleston crocheting poppies on the train. Photo: Alistair Brightman ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Apr 15»
8
Full steam ahead on troop train with Joe
The 64-year-old is among the small group of volunteers helping keep the 100th anniversary re-enactment of the First World War Gallipoli landing troop train ... «The Queensland Times, Apr 15»
9
Council to the rescue after ANZAC Troop Train calls for help
Eric Amey and Malcolm Voyka (front) pose to advertise the troop train run to celebrate the centenary of the ANZAC on May 10. Photo: Rob Williams / The ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Apr 15»
10
Troop Train idea gathered steam
"They said 'Why don't you do a troop train - a re-enactment of the troops going through to their embarkation points?' "I thought it was the greatest idea I'd ever ... «Gladstone Observer, Apr 15»

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