Etymology : Middle English traine, from Middle French, from Old French, from traïr to betray, from Latin tradere; more at TRAITOR
Pronunciation : 'trAn
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. railroad car; caravan; series; series of events; piece of cloth that forms the long back section of a skirt or gown (such as a bride's gown) and is drawn along the floor; something that trails along; retinue; tail of a comet. instruct, coach. train\train\ , n.
2. a heavy long sleigh used in canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.
3. (mil.) the aggregation of men, animals, and vehicles which accompany an army or one of its subdivisions, and transport its baggage, ammunition, supplies, and reserve materials of all kinds.train \train\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. trained ; p. pr. & vb. n. training.] [of. trahiner, traïner,f. traîner, ll. trahinare, trainare, fr. l. trahere to draw. see:
trail.].
4. to draw along; to trail; to drag. in hollow cube training his devilish enginery.
5. to draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure. [obs.] if but a dozen french were there in arms, they would be as a call to train ten thousand english to their side. o, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note. this feast, i'll gage my life, is but a plot to train you to your ruin.
6. to teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms. our trained bands, which are the trustiest and most proper strength of a free nation. the warrior horse here bred he's taught to train.
7. to break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.
8. (hort.) to lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees. he trained the young branches to the right hand or to the left.
9. (mining) to trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head.
10. To draw along; to trail; to drag.
11. To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
12. To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.
13. To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.
14. To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees.
15. To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head.
16. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.
17. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.
18. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement.
19. Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.
20. That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.
21. That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
22. The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.
23. The tail of a bird.
24. A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.
25. A consecution or succession of connected things; a series.
26. Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement.
27. The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.
28. A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like.
29. A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad.
30. A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.
31. A roll train; as, a 12- inch train.
32. A heavy long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.
33. The aggregation of men, animals, and vehicles which accompany an army or one of its subdivisions, and transport its baggage, ammunition, supplies, and reserve materials of all kinds. public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews" a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters" exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics" undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine".
34. In rail transport, a train consists of a single or several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route. The guideway (permanent way) usually consists of conventional rail tracks, but may be monorail or maglev. Propulsion for the train may come from a variety of sources, but most often from a locomotive or self-propelled multiple unit.
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