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ghost train

noun

Meaning

  1. A fairground attraction in which participants ride through a haunted house in a railcar.
  2. An excursion done by many tourist railways around the world. Usually, a fictional story is created and performed with static displays or live actors on either side of a train. Actors and actresses play out a story on the long and narrow stage provided by the railcar aisles.
  3. A rail service which does not appear in the public timetables.
  4. A supernatural manifestation of a railway locomotive or passenger cars.
  5. An unmanned train rolling on the train line

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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