electric train

English

Noun

electric train (plural electric trains)

1. (rail transport) 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.)

Related terms

• electric locomotive
• electric multiple unit

Translations

train powered by electricity

• Italian: elettrotreno (it) m
• Russian: электропоезд (ru) m (elektropojezd), электричка (ru) f (električka)

References

• “electric train”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• electric train in the Cambridge Dictionary.