Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like a train

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: like a -train
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

With unstoppable momentum.

British usage

Example Sentences

"I could not get a shot in. They turned in my direction and came like a train. I stopped the first and the others spilled round him at a frightful speed. I was in the eddy of the first beast, as it were. I got in another shot at an angle behind the ear and down he went."
""That tide's coming in like a train, and if the Raider breaks up, the currents will drag them under!" Her voice was desperate. "I don't see 'ow anyone can get to them!" It was true."
"Aspinall was suspended for the first three games but we started like a train. We took ten points from the first twelve, beating Leeds 4—0 at home with Hilaire and Blake coming back, and we went to the top of the league."

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does like a train mean?: With unstoppable momentum.

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