train spotting

train spotting
The hobby of collecting the numbers and names of locomotives seen at railway stations and other vantage points
See Also: trainspotter, plane spotting

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  • Train spotting — Lokfotografen beim Fotografieren Eisenbahnfans aus der Lokführerperspektive Eisenbahnfans (auch Eisenbahnfreunde) sind Personen, die sich in ihrer Freizeit mit dem Thema Eisenbahn beschäftigen und daz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • train spotting — see trainspotting …   English dictionary

  • train-spotting — see trainspotting …   English dictionary

  • train spotting — n. hobby of collecting and noting down railroad locomotive numbers; looking for a vein to inject drugs into (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Spotting — may refer to:Pastimes: * Train spotting * Aircraft spotting * Bus spotting * Car spottingSports: * Spotting (weight training) * Spotting (climbing) * Spotting (dancing)Other: * Spotting (photography) * Spots (cannabis), a method of smoking… …   Wikipedia

  • -spotting — [[t] spɒtɪŋ[/t]] COMB in N UNCOUNT spotting combines with nouns to form nouns which describe the activity of looking out for things such as birds or trains as a hobby. ...train spotting. ...bird spotting …   English dictionary

  • train — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) teach (a person, animal, oneself, etc.) a specified skill esp. by practice (trained the dog to beg; was trained in midwifery). b intr. undergo this process (trained as a teacher). 2 tr. & intr.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spotting — spot|ting [ˈspɔtıŋ US ˈspa: ] n [U] bird spotting/train spotting etc BrE the activity of watching birds, trains etc for pleasure …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • train spotter — noun a person whose hobby is train spotting …   Wiktionary

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