time train

noun

A train of wheels that turns the hands and drives the balance and escapement of a timepiece.

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Meanings

nountime train (countable and uncountable, plural time trains)

plural time trains

  1. countableuncountablehobbiesA train of wheels that turns the hands and drives the balance and escapement of a timepiece.
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APA

time train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20train

MLA

“time train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20train. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time train,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20train.

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