amtrak

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amtrak^¹

noun amtraks

alternative Alternative form of amtrac (“amphibious vehicle”).

Amtrak^²

/ˈæmˌtɹæk/

Where it comes from

Coined circa 1971; blend of American + track.

proper noun

US A US passenger railway (incorporated as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation). Trains are fuller under Amtrak, but it is thought to be largely because there are fewer trains.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: train, acela, northeast corridor, atoc, apta, nycta, arrt, usra, amtrac, transcon., apts, atsf, nrab, anpr, santa fe, pan-american

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@misc{amtrak_2026,
  title = {amtrak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amtrak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}