train

train
1. A service force or group of service elements that provides logistic support, e.g., an organization of naval auxiliary ships or merchant ships or merchant ships attached to a fleet for this purpose; similarly, the vehicles and operating personnel that furnish supply, evacuation, and maintenance services to a land unit. 2. Bombs dropped in short intervals or sequence.

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  • train n — train v …   English expressions

  • train — [ trɛ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; de traîner I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx File de bêtes de somme qui suivent qqn. Train de mulets. ♢ Mod. File de choses traînées ou entraînées. « Un train de péniches derrière un remorqueur » (Vercel). Train de bois de flottage : troncs d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • train — TRAIN. s. m. Alleure. Il se dit principalement des chevaux, & autres bestes de voiture. Le train de ce cheval est doux, est incommode. ce cheval va grand train. il se fait tard, allons bon train, grand train. ce cocher nous a menez beau train. On …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Train — Train, n. [F. train, OF. tra[ i]n, trahin; cf. (for some of the senses) F. traine. See {Train}, v.] 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Now to my charms, and to my wily trains. Milton.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Train — Train, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Training}.] [OF. trahiner, tra[ i]ner,F. tra[^i]ner, LL. trahinare, trainare, fr. L. trahere to draw. See {Trail}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To draw along; to trail; to drag. [1913 Webster] In… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Train — (engl. und frz. ‚Zug‘) bezeichnet: Train (Niederbayern), einen Ort im Landkreis Kelheim Train (militärisch), einen militärischen Transport mit Pferden Train (Band), eine US amerikanische Alternative Band Train (Geräusch), ein Meeresgeräusch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Train — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Train Información personal Origen San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos Estado Activo …   Wikipedia Español

  • train — [trān] n. [ME traine < OFr trahin < trahiner, to draw on < VL * traginare < L trahere, to pull, DRAW] 1. something that hangs down and drags behind; specif., a) a part of a dress, skirt, etc. that trails b) the tail feathers of a bird …   English World dictionary

  • Train — 〈[ trɛ̃:] österr. a. [trɛ:n] m. 6〉 = Tross (1) [frz. <lat. trahere „ziehen, schleppen“] * * * Train   [trɛ̃; französisch, zu traîner »(nach)ziehen«] der, s/ s, Militärwesen: von Friedrich II …   Universal-Lexikon

  • 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… …   English terms dictionary

  • Train — Train, v. i. 1. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company. [1913 Webster] 2. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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