speeding train

collocation in English

meaningsofspeedingandtrain

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speeding
noun[U]
uk
/ˈspiː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈspiː.dɪŋ/
driving faster than is allowed in a ...
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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 ofspeedingandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A revised one, showing thespeedingtrainrushing at the camera, replaced it.
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Prodigy's costume is mystically infused with power, giving him incredible superhuman strength, enough to stop aspeedingtrainwith his bare hands.
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He asked thespeedingtrainto stop for a moment so that he could enjoy the beauty.
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Both cowboys and railroad workers preferred the hat because it would not blow off easily in strong wind, or when sticking one's head out the window of aspeedingtrain.
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Bobby awakens to find himself on a surreal trip aboard aspeedingtrainvessel.
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