Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of train spotting.
I am a rail enthusiast. Can I still go trainspotting? Absolutely not unless passing a railway forms part of your daily exercise. Nobody should travel to stations unless it is essential that they travel, [...]
2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 111 more example
The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it is known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the quintessentially Japanese experience of trainspotting.
2025 April 8, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “The ‘Shinkansen kiss’: Japan’s little-known rail spectacle that attracts trainspotters from around the world”, in CNN
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trainspotting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainspotting
“trainspotting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainspotting. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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