oncoming train

collocation in English

meaningsofoncomingandtrain

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oncoming
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɒnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɑːnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
moving towards you or ...
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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 ofoncomingandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I hope this is not the headlamp of anoncomingtrain.
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Thus, the partial warning of anoncomingtrainwhich one got in the past no longer exists.
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I tremble to think of the sort of accident that could take place if a huge lorry were in collision there with anoncomingtrain.
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Again, that would seem to me to be clear evidence that he was given permission to cross in front of anoncomingtrain.
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He saw theoncomingtrain, so he did not move on to the level crossing and the cars stayed where they were.
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He, too, was certain that he had been given permission to cross and found himself crossing in front of anoncomingtrain.
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The old saying that she always perceives the light at the end of the tunnel as anoncomingtrainis appropriate.
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Seeing anoncomingtrainhe panics and is unable to pull his leg out.
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Her lawyer saw theoncomingtrainand was not struck.
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The narrator discovers the signalman is dead, having been struck by anoncomingtrain.
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They wait for anoncomingtrainwhich draws near.
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In the ensuing struggle, he falls in front of anoncomingtrain.
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According to some accounts, the creature uses either hypnosis or voice mimicry to lure trespassers onto the trestle to meet their death before anoncomingtrain.
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The break-sensing track signal was fed down one rail towards theoncomingtrainand crossed through its wheels, returning in the other rail.
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When he stood up to offer a woman his seat the compartment door flew open, knocking him into the path of anoncomingtrain.
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At times the gallery was plunged into complete darkness accompanied by the ominous sound of anoncomingtrain.
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Insulated rails (or rail sections) can also be used to control turnouts, causing the turnout to switch to the position needed by anoncomingtrain.
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The track warrant may authorize a train to proceed to a station and clear the main, or enter a siding so anoncomingtraincan pass.
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Train movements are then made at restricted speed, a low enough speed that the train could stop within half the distance between it and anoncomingtrainor obstacle.
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She even saved a young baseball player from anoncomingtrain, and afterwards, she took down a player from a rival team who pushed the player in the first place.
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