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secondmen

secondmen is the plural of secondman.

Meaning of secondman

Noun

secondman (plural secondmen)

  1. (UK) A driver's assistant on a diesel or electric locomotive.
    • The secondman looks back from 'Slim Jim' Class 33 No. 33211 as it trundles through Gravesend station with a permanent way train in 1977. The first wagon's sides are literally bulging at the seams with ballast spoil.2018, Andy Gibbs, The Southern Region in the 1970s and 1980s, Amberley Publishing →ISBN, page 12, photo caption

Questions about secondmen

What is secondmen the plural of?
Secondmen is the plural of secondman.

Words near secondmen in the dictionary

  1. secondings
  2. secondiparous
  3. secondlong
  4. secondly
  5. secondman
  6. secondmen
  7. secondment
  8. secondments
  9. secondmost
  10. secondness
  11. secondo

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