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out-and-back

out-and-back adjective: of a trip or journey, to a destination and then returning to the starting point.

Adjective

out-and-back (not comparable)

  1. Of a trip or journey, to a destination and then returning to the starting point.
    • Next up is an out-and-back trip to Helensburgh Central aboard another Class 334.2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77

Questions about out-and-back

What does out-and-back mean?
Out-and-back means of a trip or journey, to a destination and then returning to the starting point.
What part of speech is out-and-back?
Out-and-back is an adjective.

Words near out-and-back in the dictionary

  1. out upon
  2. out west
  3. out with it
  4. out'n
  5. out-
  6. out-and-back
  7. out-and-home
  8. out-and-out
  9. out-and-outer
  10. out-and-outers
  11. out-argue

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