Line and Train

Line

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Usage example: the line for tickets stretched around the block

Train is a synonym for line in series topic. In some cases you can use "Train" instead a noun "Line", when it comes to topics like row.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Train

Train noun - A group of vehicles traveling together or under one management.
Usage example: a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment

Line is a synonym for train in series topic. You can use "Line" instead a noun "Train", if it concerns topics such as procession, chain.

How words are described

old old line old train
full full line full train
best best line best train
particular particular line particular train
Other adjectives: similar, short, simple, actual, entire, real, massive, main, famous, titular, next, last, occasional, different.

Common collocations

time line time train time
times line times train times

Both words in one sentence

  • On the Tōkaidō line, there is the 223 series, a train with electronic chimes that play instead of a horn.
  • Series / The Monkees In the song "Gonna Buy Me A Dog," Davy's line "You can't teach a dog to do that; you can only train elephants" is a reference to Micky's childhood role in the series Circus Boy.
  • Runaway Train Dreadnought. The armoured train Dreadnought is racing at full speed to keep ahead of the much-faster Confederate train Shenandoah, which is on a parallel line.
    Source: Runaway Train
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