train spotting en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The hobby of collecting the numbers and names of locomotives seen at railway stations and other vantage points.
One of my friends, the one who wept, did vow he'd never visit a bird observatory again and went back to train-spotting.
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 108:
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(uncountable) The obsessive following of any minority interest or hobby.
[…] trainspotting mentality that thrives on the minutiae of whatever field with little regard for any contextual relevance such detail may have to the wider picture.
2001, International Record Review, volume 2, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trainspotting | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
anorak · planespotting · trainspotter · railfan · gunzel
Translations (4)
cmn 觀察火車 /观察火车 (hobby of collecting locomotive numbers and names) · fi junabongaus (hobby of collecting locomotive numbers and names) · cmn 蹲火車 /蹲火车 (hobby of collecting locomotive numbers and names) · cmn 拍火車 /拍火车 (hobby of collecting locomotive numbers and names)