trainspotting
See also: train spotting
English
Noun
trainspotting (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of train spotting.
- 2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 11:
- I am a rail enthusiast. Can I still go trainspotting?
Absolutely not unless passing a railway forms part of your daily exercise. Nobody should travel to stations unless it is essential that they travel, [...]
- 2025 April 8, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “The ‘Shinkansen kiss’: Japan’s little-known rail spectacle that attracts trainspotters from around the world”, in CNN[1]:
- The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it is known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the quintessentially Japanese experience of trainspotting.
References
- “trainspotting”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.