- Amtrak
- for the passenger railroad corporation. The company's formal designation is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, but this is almost never used, even on first reference.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
Amtrak
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Amtrak — /am trak /, n. a government subsidized public corporation created by Congress in 1970 to operate a national intercity passenger railroad system through contracts with existing railroads. [Am(erican) tra(vel on trac)k] * * * formally National… … Universalium
