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am·trac

also am·track  (ăm′trăk′)
n.
A small, flatbottom amphibious vehicle that moves by means of finned tracks and is used to carry troops from ship to shore.

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amtrac

(ˈæmˌtræk) or

amtrack

n
an amphibious tracked vehicle used primarily by the military for shore landings
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Or, for those that prefer to travel by train, you can travel to Colorado on Amtrack's California Zephyr that connects Chicago to San Francisco.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has put bridge and tunnel repairs on fast track in a bid to head off a "summer of hell" cause by planned Amtrack shutdowns.
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Local police have locked down Boston and several adjacent towns, suspending all public transportation and Amtrack services until further notice.
of the freight and the midnight howl of the clandestine Amtrack takes
Royal Caribbean, (132) the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, reversed a trend prevailing in the Southern District that, based upon Amtrack "'Sunset Limited," (133) precluded punitive damages in maritime actions for personal injury except upon a showing of intentional wrongdoing.
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Although the USPS is often mistaken for a government-owned corporation such as Amtrack, it is an independent branch of the federal government; it is controlled by a board of governors and a postmaster general and it is regulated by the Postal Regulatory Commission.
"It was a big Amtrack train and I am glad to say it had a very good toilets."