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Meaning of mixed train | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A train consisting of both passenger coaches and freight vehicles.

Examples

“On both the Gothland and the Öland Railway, a spanking railcar provides an alternative to riding in the wayward, steam-driven mixed train, but the latter is the proper conveyance for a real railway lover, even over the flat, limestone plains which form much of the Baltic island scenery.”
“One passenger train in each direction can run as a mixed train, and by this means the empty wagons are returned.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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