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double-end

double-end verb: to operate a train with a locomotive at each end.

Verb

double-end (third-person singular simple present double-ends, present participle double-ending, simple past and past participle double-ended)

  1. (transitive) To operate a train with a locomotive at each end.
  2. (transitive) To operate a train, especially a multiple unit, with a driver at each end of the train for fast turnaround times.

Forms of double-end

third-person singular presentdouble-ends
present participledouble-ending
past participledouble-ended
pastdouble-ended

Questions about double-end

What does double-end mean?
Double-end means to operate a train with a locomotive at each end.
What part of speech is double-end?
Double-end is a verb.
What is the past tense of double-end?
The past tense of double-end is double-ended.

Words near double-end in the dictionary

  1. double-eagle
  2. double-eagles
  3. double-edged
  4. double-edged sword
  5. double-edged swords
  6. double-end
  7. double-ended
  8. double-ended dildo
  9. double-ended queue
  10. double-ended queues
  11. double-ender

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