Definitions
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- noun a high-speed passenger train service connecting
London with mainlandEuropean cities via theChannel Tunnel - noun a similar
intercity service inItaly - noun a train on these services
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Examples
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French rail company SNCF owns a 55% stake in Eurostar International Ltd., while London and Continental Railways has a 40% interest.
Siemens Gets Contract to Build Eurostar Trains Sarah Sloat 2010
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Given its 55% indirect stake in Eurostar, Paris might even succeed.
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Eurostar is refurbishing its rolling stock and ordering the new trains for its routes, which run between London and the continental cities of Paris and Brussels.
Siemens Gets Contract to Build Eurostar Trains Sarah Sloat 2010
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I can't believe quite how excited I am about the prospect of going on the Eurostar, which is, as Kat pointed out, just a train that goes through a 20 minute tunnel.
Note to self kisobel 2004
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Passenger trains are run by a separate company called Eurostar and presumably would not be affected by the dispute among creditors.
Eurotunnel Files For Bankruptcy ProtectionEurotunnel Takes Court Route 2006
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Eurostar, which is also reporting a rise in the popularity of London as a destination for its passengers, will not stop at Stratford International at the very least until after the Games, when the train operator will review its decision.
The Guardian World News Tracy McVeigh 2011
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The Eurostar was a delight: helpful platform staff, charming French service, under the Channel before we knew it, off the train and straight into the less-than-welcoming arms of the Parisian taxi driver.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Terry Wogan 2012
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Luckily, many places can be reached by Eurostar, which is exemplary in its treatment of disabled travellers.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Luckily, many places can be reached by Eurostar, which is exemplary in its treatment of disabled travellers.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Taking the Eurostar is a lot like taking an airplane.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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