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double-ending

double-ending is the present participle and gerund of double-end.

Meaning of double-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.

Noun

double-ending (uncountable)

  1. a system of operating trains with a driver at each end of the train for a fast turnaround time.

Questions about double-ending

What does double-ending mean?
Double-ending means a system of operating trains with a driver at each end of the train for a fast turnaround time.
What is double-ending the present participle and gerund of?
Double-ending is the present participle and gerund of double-end.
What part of speech is double-ending?
Double-ending is a noun.

Words near double-ending in the dictionary

  1. double-ended dildo
  2. double-ended queue
  3. double-ended queues
  4. double-ender
  5. double-enders
  6. double-ending
  7. double-ends
  8. double-entendre
  9. double-entendres
  10. double-entry
  11. double-exposure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double-ending (page history and authors); double-end (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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