Meanings
nounelectric train (plural electric trains)
plural electric trains
- rail transportA railway train driven by electric motors powered by electricity supplied via overhead lines or third rails, or sometimes from rechargeable batteries. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Finnish sähköjuna
- sähköjunatrain powered by electricity
Italian treno elettrico, elettrotreno
- treno elettricotrain powered by electricity
- elettrotrenotrain powered by electricity
Polish pociąg elektryczny
- pociąg elektrycznytrain powered by electricity
Russian электропо́езд, электри́чка
- электропо́езд (elektropójezd)train powered by electricity
- электри́чка (elektríčka)train powered by electricity
Swahili treni ya umeme
- treni ya umemetrain powered by electricity
Ukrainian електропо́тяг, електропо́їзд
- електропо́тяг (elektropótjah)train powered by electricity
- електропо́їзд (elektropójizd)train powered by electricity
Cite this entry
APA
electric train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20train
MLA
“electric train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20train. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric train,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20train.
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