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double-ends

double-ends is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about double-ends

What is double-ends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Double-ends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of double-end.

Words near double-ends in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double-ends (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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