"train spotting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} train spotting (uncountable)
  1. The hobby of collecting the numbers and names of locomotives seen at railway stations and other vantage points. Wikipedia link: train spotting Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hobbies, Rail transportation Synonyms: trainspotting Related terms: trainspotter, planespotting, railfan, gunzel, anorak Translations (hobby of collecting locomotive numbers and names): 觀察火車 (Chinese Mandarin), 观察火车 (guānchá huǒchē) [rare] (Chinese Mandarin), junabongaus (Finnish)

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