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dual-voltage

dual-voltage adjective: able to run using two different voltages, depending on the voltage supplied to the particular railway line, whether by third rail direct current or overhead wires.

Adjective

dual-voltage (not comparable)

  1. Able to run using two different voltages, depending on the voltage supplied to the particular railway line, whether by third rail direct current or overhead wires.
    • With multi-voltage techniques in their present state of development, the greatest disadvantage resulting from these differences is the impossibility of fast through multiple-unit expresses. Dual-voltage trains work between Amsterdam and Brussels, but many additional problems would arise if they...1957 December, “European Electrification Progress”, in Railway Magazine, page 820
    • Transport for London has ordered 48x4-car and 6x5-car '710s' from Bombardier, with the initial order of 45x4-car units comprising 31x4-car AC-only units for West Anglia services and 14x4-car dual-voltage units for the Gospel Oak to Barking line (GOBLIN) and Watford DC services. However, this has...2019 October, “'710s' debut on Watford DC services”, in Modern Railways, page 88
  2. Provided with two separate traction power supplies at different voltages, typically as a changeover point between voltages.
    • Quévy, the end-to-end junction with the S.N.C.F. main line via Aulnoye to Paris, will be a dual-voltage station with arrangements of overhead and signalling equipment similar to those at Luxembourg, another junction between the 3,000V and 25kV systems.1962 October, “Beyond the Channel: Belgium: Brussels-Paris electrification”, in Modern Railways, page 276

Examples of dual-voltage in a sentence

  • Dual-voltage trains work between Amsterdam and Brussels, but many additional problems would arise if they were to run south of Luxembourg.1957 December, “European Electrification Progress”, in Railway Magazine, page 820:
  • However, this has recently been varied, with one of the AC-only units now to be delivered as a dual-voltage set.2019 October, “'710s' debut on Watford DC services”, in Modern Railways, page 88:

Origin of dual-voltage

From dual + voltage.

Questions about dual-voltage

What does dual-voltage mean?
Dual-voltage means able to run using two different voltages, depending on the voltage supplied to the particular railway line, whether by third rail direct current or overhead wires.
How do you use dual-voltage in a sentence?
Dual-voltage trains work between Amsterdam and Brussels, but many additional problems would arise if they were to run south of Luxembourg.
What part of speech is dual-voltage?
Dual-voltage is an adjective.

Words near dual-voltage in the dictionary

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  2. dual-tropic
  3. dual-use
  4. dual-use research of concern
  5. dual-uses
  6. dual-voltage
  7. Duala
  8. dualband
  9. dualboot
  10. duale tantum
  11. dualed

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