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maiden runs

maiden runs is the plural of maiden run.

Meaning of maiden run

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

Questions about maiden runs

What is maiden runs the plural of?
Maiden runs is the plural of maiden run.

Words near maiden runs in the dictionary

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

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