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  • noun Plural form of trainspotter.

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Examples

  • Mr Smith is one of a group of half a dozen 'trainspotters' who comb public records for information about MI6, and he uses an ex-KGB researcher in Russia.

    James Bond News :: MI6 2010

  • In the UK, we have nut-cases called 'trainspotters'.

    Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

  • Lets beat up the trainspotters first, then, the morris dancers, crochet fans etc etc.

    Calder's Comfort Farm: Norman Baker, trainspotting and terrorism 2009

  • This was my third time in the great northern seat of culture, the original UNESCO City of Literature, home to Stevenson, Muriel Spark, Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh's his loo-diving trainspotters.

    Barry Yourgrau: A Remembrance In Edinburgh Barry Yourgrau 2012

  • Racing-green factory lights (try trainspotters. co.uk), reclaimed laboratory worktops (try lassco. co.uk) and utilitarian, metro-style white tiles right up to the ceiling add a more functional look (brick tiles are widely available from DIY stores).

    Anatomy of style: Vintage Hannah Booth 2010

  • Under the hood is Nissan's corporate 3.5-liter V6 VQ35DE is the code name, trainspotters, a 24-valve unit outputting 260 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque at 4,400 rpm.

    For Your Big-Box Shopping, Drive a Big Box Dan Neil 2011

  • At this point the Burgundy trainspotters among you will roar with laughter.

    The Scent of Burgundy Will Lyons 2010

  • At this point the Burgundy trainspotters among you will roar with laughter.

    The Scent of Burgundy Will Lyons 2010

  • I'd imagine that London Transport Museum's specialist audiences won't be put off by a registration form - some of their users are literally trainspotters and at risk of believing a stereotype, if they can bear the kind of weather that requires anoraks, they're probably not put off by a form.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Mia 2008

  • At this point the Burgundy trainspotters among you will roar with laughter.

    The Scent of Burgundy Will Lyons 2010

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