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Express train

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1.Formerly, a railroad train run expressly for the occasion; a special train; now, a train run at express or special speed and making few stops.


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And think what destruction such a mass would cause, if hurled with the speed of an express train against the hull of a vessel.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Pokey and her mother joined the party, and one bright September morning six very happy-looking people were aboard the express train for Portland two smiling mammas, laden with luncheon baskets and wraps; a pretty young girl with a bag of books on her arm; a tall thin lad with his hat over his eyes; and two small children, who sat with their short legs straight out before them, and their chubby faces beaming with the first speechless delight of "truly travelling.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
If an elephant wished to catch an express train he could not gallop, but he could catch the train.
From Mine Own People by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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