Passenger train (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A train that carries passengers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("passenger train" is a kind of...):

railroad train; train (public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive)

Meronyms (parts of "passenger train"):

couchette (a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping)

Meronyms (members of "passenger train"):

baggage car; luggage van (a railway car where passengers' bags are carried)

carriage; coach; passenger car (a railcar where passengers ride)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "passenger train"):

bullet; bullet train (a high-speed passenger train)

commuter; commuter train (a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another)

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