ghost train

ˈɡoʊst ˌtreɪn

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Definition of ghost train - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

entertainment

amusement park ride designed to scare and entertain

The ghost train at the carnival was both spooky and exciting..

haunted house

transportation

TECH.

rail service not listed in public timetables

TECH.

We accidentally boarded a ghost train with no stops.

haunted rail

Rare

supernatural appearance of a train

Rare

Locals claim to see a ghost train at midnight.

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amusement park ride designed to scare and entertain
supernatural appearance of a train

Expressions with ghost

ghost ship

abandoned ship possibly haunted and adrift

The sailors were terrified of the ghost ship.

ghost town

abandoned town with few or no people living there

The old mining camp is now a ghost town.

ghost banning

blocking a user without their knowledge

The platform used ghost banning to control spam.

ghost kitchen

kitchen preparing food for delivery only

The ghost kitchen operates solely through online orders.

ghost of a chance

extremely slim hope

She held on to a ghost of a chance that he might return.

white as a ghost

adj.

extremely pale, usually from fear, shock, or illness

She turned white as a ghost when she heard the news.

Expressions with train

gravy train

situation where one can gain excessive profits with little effort

The corrupt deal put them on the gravy train..

train up

teach or develop skills through practice

They train up new employees to handle multiple tasks efficiently..

train wreck

disastrous situation or event

The project turned into a complete train wreck after the lead resigned..

train has left

exp.

train has departed from a station

The train has left the station at 5 PM.

train of thought

flow of connected ideas in the mind

I lost my train of thought during the presentation.

like a train

adv.

with unstoppable momentum or force

The team moved like a train through the competition.

jump a train

board a moving train without a ticket

He decided to jump a train to get to the city.

like a freight train

adv.

with great force or intensity

The storm hit the coast like a freight train.

on the gravy train

adj.

benefiting from easy profit or advantage

He is on the gravy train with his new business.

ride the gravy train

enjoy easy success or profit

After the merger, the executives were riding the gravy train.

Examples of ghost train in a sentence

The ghost train was the highlight of the fair.
A ghost train passed through the station unnoticed.
They discovered a ghost train operating late at night.
A ghost train was rumored to haunt the old tracks.
The legend of the ghost train attracts tourists.

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French:train fantôme, train spectral, ...
German:Geisterbahn, ...
Italian:treno fantasma, treno spettrale, ...
Spanish:tren fantasma, ...
Portuguese:comboio fantasma, comboio espectral, ...
Chinese:鬼屋列车, 隐形列车, ...
Japanese:お化け列車, 幽霊列車, ...
Arabic:قِطار الأَشْباح, قِطار شَبَح, ...
Hebrew:רַכֶּבֶת רְפָאִים, רַכֶּבֶת רְפָאִים, ...
Russian:призрачный поезд, поезд-призрак, ...
Ukrainian:потяг-привид, примарний потяг, ...
Hindi:भूतिया ट्रेन, गुप्त ट्रेन, ...
Bengali:ভূত ট্রেন, অদৃশ্য ট্রেন, ...
Catalan:tren fantasma, tren espectral, ...
Czech:strašidelný vlak, neveřejný vlakový spoj, ...
Danish:spøgelsestog, ...
Dutch:spooktrein, geestentrein, ...
Greek:στοιχειωμένο τρενάκι, τρένο-φάντασμα, ...
Hungarian:szellemvasút, menetrenden kívüli járat, ...
Khmer:រថភ្លើងខ្មោច, រថភ្លើងដែលមិនមានក្នុងតារាងពេលវេលាសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:유령 열차, 비공개 열차, ...
Persian:قطار ارواح, قطار شبح, ...
Polish:pociąg duchów, pociąg widmo, ...
Portuguese (BR):trem fantasma, trem assombrado, ...
Romanian:trenul fantomă, tren fantomă, ...
Swedish:spöktåg, fantomtåg, ...
Thai:รถไฟผี, รถไฟล่องหน, ...
Turkish:hayalet treni, hayalet tren, ...
Vietnamese:tàu ma, chuyến tàu ma, ...

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