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maiden run

maiden run noun: its first trip in service, in some cases after a rebuild.

Noun

maiden run (plural maiden runs)

  1. (usually, train) Its first trip in service, in some cases after a rebuild.
    • On February 17, 1956, the first one, No. 35018, left Eastleigh on its maiden run with a Bournemouth stopping train.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 160

Forms of maiden run

pluralmaiden runs

Questions about maiden run

What does maiden run mean?
Maiden run means its first trip in service, in some cases after a rebuild.
What part of speech is maiden run?
Maiden run is a noun.
What is the plural of maiden run?
The plural of maiden run is maiden runs.

Words near maiden run in the dictionary

  1. maiden of honor
  2. maiden over
  3. maiden overs
  4. maiden plum
  5. maiden plums
  6. maiden run
  7. maiden runs
  8. maiden speech
  9. maiden speeches
  10. maiden stake
  11. maiden stakes

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