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treble-heading

treble-heading noun: the use of three locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.

Noun

treble-heading (uncountable)

  1. The use of three locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.
    • Treble-heading was again recorded on the Highland line on September 2 when the 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. from Inverness both passed Pitlochry with three Type 2 diesels.1962 November, “Motive power miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Modern Railways, page 354

Questions about treble-heading

What does treble-heading mean?
Treble-heading means the use of three locomotives at the front, or head, of a train.
What part of speech is treble-heading?
Treble-heading is a noun.

Words near treble-heading in the dictionary

  1. treble recorder
  2. treble recorders
  3. treble staff
  4. treble staffs
  5. treble staves
  6. treble-heading
  7. trebled
  8. trebleness
  9. trebler
  10. treblers
  11. trebles

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