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PASSENGER TRAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
