train set

noun

: a toy train with its tracks, buildings, etc.

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During the holidays, the family covered the pool table with plywood and set up an LGB train set. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The Academy Award-winning film, directed by Nick Park, involves a mechanical pair of pants, an annoying penguin, and a surprisingly tense action sequence on a model train set. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Orson Welles once said that making a movie is the biggest electric train set a boy could have. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 Enervated cuteness and tryhard sincerity define a whole new wave of musicians, from Pittsburgh rockers feeble little horse to cringe-pop upcycler Worldpeace DMT to SoundCloud producer MASSI, whose songs spill with the tiny adorable detail of a toy train set. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for train set

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“Train set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/train%20set. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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