train station
English
Noun
train station (plural train stations)
Usage notes
Train station now dominates in American use, and it has increased in popularity in British writing since the 1990s, but is still less common than railway station.[1] Train station is sometimes seen as an Americanism or a barbarism in British usage.[2]
Synonyms
- (UK) railway station
- (US) railroad station
Translations
place where trains stop for passengers — see railway station
References
- "train station", "railway station", "railroad station", Google Ngrams
- 2006 June 1, Peter Hitchens, "Do you speak American?", The Mail Online
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