going train
nounHorology.
the gear train for moving the hands of a timepiece or giving some other visual indication of the time.
- Compare dial train, striking train.
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How to use going train in a sentence
Back to Meechum's Station, from body and top of the out-going train floated wild cheering.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonOnly an hour later Mr. Pearl and Hoiden stood at the new station on Luke's land, waiting for the east-going train.
Hoosier Mosaics | Maurice ThompsonMr. Levice, sleepily turning on his pillow, heard the whistle of the out-going train with benignant satisfaction.
Other Things Being Equal | Emma WolfJust an ordinary woman, lost in a dream of some kind while awaiting her departure on an out-going train!
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow | Anna Katharine GreenJudson's dash and his capture of the out-going train were easily accounted for: he had seen Hallock.
The Taming of Red Butte Western | Francis Lynde
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