"train mile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: train miles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} train mile (plural train miles)
  1. (dated, rail transport) A unit used in estimating railway running expenses, etc.: the total number of miles run by all the trains of a railroad, or system of railroads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure. Tags: dated Synonyms: mile run

Inflected forms

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