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electric train

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A 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.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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Across languages

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: электрацягні́к (eljektracjahník) — train powered by electricity
  • Belarusian: электрапо́езд (eljektrapójezd) — train powered by electricity
  • Finnish: sähköjuna — train powered by electricity
  • Italian: treno elettrico — train powered by electricity
  • Italian: elettrotreno — train powered by electricity
  • Polish: pociąg elektryczny — train powered by electricity
  • Russian: электропо́езд (elektropójezd) — train powered by electricity
  • Russian: электри́чка (elektríčka) — train powered by electricity
  • Swahili: treni ya umeme — train powered by electricity
  • Ukrainian: електропо́тяг (elektropótjah) — train powered by electricity
  • Ukrainian: електропо́їзд (elektropójizd) — train powered by electricity