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dual-purpose

dual-purpose adjective: having two purposes; able to be used for two separate things.

Adjective

dual-purpose (not comparable)

  1. Having two purposes; able to be used for two separate things.
    • High Level Bridge, which spans the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, is one of only a handful of dual-purpose road and railway bridges in the country.2025 October 1, Chris Howe, “Top 10: Britain's most significant rail bridges”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 56

Questions about dual-purpose

What does dual-purpose mean?
Dual-purpose means having two purposes; able to be used for two separate things.
What part of speech is dual-purpose?
Dual-purpose is an adjective.

Words near dual-purpose in the dictionary

  1. dual-exceptional
  2. dual-frequency
  3. dual-lens reflex
  4. dual-mode
  5. dual-ported
  6. dual-purpose
  7. dual-sector model
  8. dual-SIM
  9. dual-tropic
  10. dual-use
  11. dual-use research of concern

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