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double-handling

double-handling noun: the handling of anything more than once, e.g. goods in transit.

Noun

double-handling (uncountable)

  1. The handling of anything more than once, e.g. goods in transit.
    • It is essential under present-day labour costs to eliminate the double-handling which enters into every railway journey for miscellaneous merchandise.1964 May, “News and Comment: Liner trains and the NUR”, in Modern Railways, page 290

Forms of double-handling

alternative formdouble handling

Questions about double-handling

What does double-handling mean?
Double-handling means the handling of anything more than once, e.g. goods in transit.
What part of speech is double-handling?
Double-handling is a noun.

Words near double-handling in the dictionary

  1. double-hand
  2. double-handed
  3. double-handedly
  4. double-handedness
  5. double-handing
  6. double-handling
  7. double-hands
  8. double-hat
  9. double-hater
  10. double-haters
  11. double-hats

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