How to pronounce train
American English pronunciation
TRAYN
- IPA
- /ˈtɹeɪn/
- Syllables
- TRAYN (1 syllable)
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What train means
Most people know train in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The long back part of a dress that drags on the floor
In a sentence: The queen's velvet gown had a train so long that it swept down the palace stairs behind her.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word meaning to pull or drag, from a Latin word for pulling. The railroad train comes from the same word, since its cars are pulled along in a line.
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