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double-head

double-head verb: to haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.

Verb

double-head (third-person singular simple present double-heads, present participle double-heading, simple past and past participle double-headed)

  1. To haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.
    • For an excursion organised by the publishers of this journal to Eastleigh and Ashford on April 5, Class T9 4-4-0 No. 30117 and E1 4-4-0 No. 31019 were provided to double-head a special from Charing Cross to Ashford via Maidstone East.1961 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 380

Forms of double-head

third-person singular presentdouble-heads
present participledouble-heading
past participledouble-headed
pastdouble-headed

Questions about double-head

What does double-head mean?
Double-head means to haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.
What part of speech is double-head?
Double-head is a verb.
What is the past tense of double-head?
The past tense of double-head is double-headed.

Words near double-head in the dictionary

  1. double-hater
  2. double-haters
  3. double-hats
  4. double-hatted
  5. double-hatting
  6. double-head
  7. double-headed
  8. double-headed bug
  9. double-header
  10. double-headers
  11. double-heading

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