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choo-choo
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choo-choo  (chch)
n. pl. choo-choos Informal
A locomotive train.

[From baby-talk imitation of the sound of a locomotive whistle.]

choo-choo [ˈtʃuːˌtʃuː]
n
Brit a child's name for a railway train
[of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.choo-choo - a child's word for locomotivechoo-choo - a child's word for locomotive        
locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Translations
choo-choo [ˈtʃuːtʃuː] N (Brit) (child language) → chu-chu m, tren m
choo-choo
n (baby-talk: = train) → Puffpuff f (baby-talk)


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99); age 3 to 7 A good old-fashioned choo-choo train - painted red, white and blue - pulls out of the station hauling a load of passengers, headed for a distant seashore through tunnels and cities, across flat plains and over high bridges, all the while answering a series of pointed questions to the rhythm of the chugging engine, the puffing smokestack and the clanging bells.
Basbanes This month we go adventuring in a variety of ways, be it on the sea or under it, aboard a choo-choo train or aloft in an imaginary "flyer" or in the night sky aboard a "wooden shoe.
Inside the toy chest were the wooden choo-choo train, wooden wagon, little wooden boats, puppets, a peg board, a milk truck, rockers, and colorful tops.
 
 
 
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