Complete Definition of "train wreck"

Image:Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895.jpg|thumb|right|Train wreck at Montparnasse Station, Paris, France, 1895.
English

Noun
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train wreck

  1. the aftermath of a train crash
  2. idiom an inevitable disaster

#: The first attempts to demonstrate the new software are sure to be a train wreck.

Usage notes

  1. Train crash would be more usual UK usage

Related terms

  1. (1) cornfield meet (railroad jargon)
  2. (1) prairie meet (hobo slang)

Translations
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Icelandic: lestarbrak, lestarslys

Revision and Credits for"train wreck"
  • 2007-06-23 19:33 - 62.147.36.186 - /* English */ added ===Related terms=== # (1) [[cornfield meet]] (railroad jargon) # (1) [[prairie meet]] ([[hobo]] slang)

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