subway train

collocation in English

meaningsofsubwayandtrain

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subway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.weɪ/us
/ˈsʌb.weɪ/
mainly US
a railway system in which electric trains travel through tunnels ...
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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 ofsubwayandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 2012, asubwaytrainwithout passengers derailed and crashed.
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As he travels in asubwaytrain, he noticed a girl standing close by him.
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A specialsubwaytrainwaited to greet the spectacular crowd.
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As a result, the probation he had received for commandeering thesubwaytrainwas extended.
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Claude makes his way onto asubwaytrain, but slips onto the tracks.
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As the tram passed the power pole, it tipped over and its electrical transformer exploded, unleashing a shower of sparks and fire, which ignited the derailed elevatedsubwaytrain.
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He even throws himself in front of thesubwaytrain, but only succeeds in severing his arm.
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While trying to communicate with him, they end up on asubwaytrainfighting both inside, outside, and underneath it.
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During their escape, he tells her that he loves her, then flees on asubwaytrainwhen she brushes off his feelings.
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The second couple shows a man and woman getting on the samesubwaytrainwhere the man notices the woman on the other side of a man between them.
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The ride portion of the attraction also remains mostly unchanged, although television monitors were added to thesubwaytraincars to help tie it into the rest of the show.
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She is wealthy and missing her legs below the knees after being pushed in front of asubwaytrain.
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On the way he sees a blond woman with her hair flying about even though she is inside asubwaytrainwith no wind.
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Inside asubwaytrainthat has suddenly stopped on his way to work, everyone around him reaches for their cell phones to call someone.
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He spent 1985 working in a warehouse, managing buttons on teddy bears, composing songs on his acoustic guitar, and writing lyrics on thesubwaytrain.
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Evading police, the man manages to break into a hijackedsubwaytrain, full of armed men and explosive charges.
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Thesubwaytraindrivers have not joined the strike, but some refused to take their trains on the line for safety reasons.
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However, other members of the gang later found him and ordered him to reveal where he had hidden the gem, subsequently pushing him in front of asubwaytrain.
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Jarvis has also been personally involved in many adventures, including leading the evacuation of a stalledsubwaytrainduring a city-wide disaster and battling a demonically possessed car.
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Paul proceeds down the tunnel and finds a disabledsubwaytrainwith passengers just emerging from the cars.
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