underground train

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandtrain

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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train
noun
uk
/treɪn/us
/treɪn/
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderground train

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We call that anundergroundtrain.
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They have done very little to develop policies on overground andundergroundtraintransport or on car use.
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Is it right that a relatively small number of postal workers orundergroundtraindrivers should be able to inflict hardship on whole communities?
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It is always instrumental to sit on anundergroundtrainin the morning, if one can get a seat.
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Most of them had never been in anundergroundtrainbefore.
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He is seen putting his hand into someone's pocket in anundergroundtrainor on a bus.
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I can well understand that a person will not be keen to deal with a gang of louts on anundergroundtrainlate at night.
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It is now easier to get on anundergroundtrain, and fraud has been heavily reduced.
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Someone pointed out to me today that miners can travel in anundergroundtrainin conditions that are somewhat better than those enjoyed by the average south-east commuter.
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Perhaps we trip over, pick ourselves up, get ready, go out, go down the street, get on the bus or theundergroundtrainand go to work.
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Eventually, those who settled in theundergroundtrainstations evolved their homes into independent station-countries.
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Distorted and heavy, yet also warm and earthy, they resemble the balmy gust of air that precedes anundergroundtrain.
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A privateundergroundtrainstation is also inside the residence compound.
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The tunnels ran 3 miles connecting the wharfs in town to anundergroundtrainstation.
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Czechoslovak designers projected a cheap but technologically innovativeundergroundtrain.
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Theundergroundtrainsystem, however, will have to be extended.
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The metroundergroundtrainsystem opened for traffic in 2002.
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After having been demolished, construction started in 2013 to rebuild it as anundergroundtrainstation.
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It will be the deepestundergroundtrainstation in the world at 800 meters underground.
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