1 An example of a countable noun is 'table', and an example of an uncountable noun is 'money'. 2  In 'safety barrier', the noun 'safety' is being used as a modifier. 3  In this dictionary the word 'noun' is represented by the letter n.  Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna and the White House.
Funeral train. Abraham Lincoln's funeral train. A funeral train is a train specially chartered in order to carry a coffin or coffins to a place of interment. Funeral trains today are often reserved for leaders and national heroes, as part of a state funeral, but in the past were sometimes the chief means of transporting coffins and mourners to graveyards.
A circus wagon. A circus train is a modern method of conveyance for circus troupes. One of the larger users of circus trains is the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (RBBX), a famous American circus formed when the Ringling Brothers Circus purchased the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907.