goods train
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of goods train
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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I saw the goods train had climbed over on another train.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023
The train entered another line, known as the loop line, and crashed into a goods train parked there, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
“The goods train was stationary; the other two trains were running.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
Officials said several carriages from the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed in Balasore district, hit a stationary goods train and several of its coaches ended up on the opposite track.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023
A light and very small truck may be caused to run down an incline and to throw itself into one of the trucks comprising a goods train.
From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by George Sutherland
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