trainload

trainload
train ► VERB 1) teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction. 2) be taught in such a way. 3) make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet. 4) (train on) point (something) at. 5) make (a plant) grow in a particular direction or into a required shape.
► NOUN 1) a series of railway carriages or wagons moved as a unit by a locomotive or by integral motors. 2) a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line. 3) a series of connected events, thoughts, etc. 4) a long piece of trailing material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe. 5) a retinue of attendants accompanying an important person.
● in train — Cf. ↑in train
DERIVATIVES trainable adjective training noun trainload noun.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «a delay»: from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere 'pull, draw' .

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