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TRAYNS-et/ˈtreɪn set/

A train set (id: train-set) is a toy railway: engine, carriages, and track, often in a box as a gift. A model railway can be a hobby for adults; a train set is usually the children’s toy. Collocation: a wooden / electric train set. Countable: one set, even if there are many pieces inside.

Meaning

A toy railway with an engine, carriages, and track.

Examples

• “The children got a wooden train set for Christmas.”
• “He laid the train set out on the living-room floor.”
• “The train set needs new batteries for the engine.”

Good to know

a train set. Contrast: a model railway / a toy car. Countable as a set.

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