"steam train" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steam trains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam train (plural steam trains)
  1. (rail transport) A train pulled by a steam locomotive. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Translations (type of train): շոգեկառք (šogekaṙkʻ) (Armenian), параво́з (paravóz) [masculine] (Belarusian), stoomtrein (Dutch), höyryjuna (Finnish), train à vapeur [masculine] (French), Dampfzug [masculine] (German), ångtåg (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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