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double-tracking

double-tracking noun: the provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track. Also the present participle and gerund of double-track.

Noun

double-tracking (uncountable)

  1. The provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track.
    • The 15-week closure enabled completion of double-tracking between Dyce and Inverurie and upgrades to the signalling system between Aberdeen and Huntly. Over 10 miles of new rail has been laid and 19 bridges refurbished or replaced, with double-tracking covering a 16-mile stretch in total.2019 October, “A2I reopens after summer blockade”, in Modern Railways, page 22

Also used as

double-tracking is also the present participle and gerund of double-track.

Antonyms of double-tracking

Forms of double-tracking

alternative formdouble tracking

Origin of double-tracking

From double track + -ing.

Questions about double-tracking

What does double-tracking mean?
Double-tracking means the provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track.
What part of speech is double-tracking?
Double-tracking is a noun.

Words near double-tracking in the dictionary

  1. double-tongued
  2. double-tongues
  3. double-tonguing
  4. double-tonguings
  5. double-track
  6. double-tracking
  7. double-tree
  8. double-trees
  9. double-trouble
  10. double-u
  11. double-u's

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