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working order

working order noun: the state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably.

Noun

working order (uncountable)

  1. (especially) The state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably.
    • [T]he Commission got itself into systematic working order, and for weeks the contributions flowed into its treasury in a generous stream.1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XLV, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC, page 315
    • The engine was in working order.1908, H. G. Wells, chapter 10, in The War in the Air

working order meaning in Kannada

working order in Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಾನುಕೂಲ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

Examples of working order in a sentence

  • The locomotive stock consists of three of the six original American-built 4-6-0 tanks, named Bridget, Peggy, and Hummy, all in clean condition and good working order; [...].1944 January and February, “Light Railways in Derbyshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 25:
  • He arrived at Yenbo in December, 1916, and immediately started his campaign to sabotage the railway, but to keep it sufficiently in working order to allow supplies to reach Medina.1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 166-167:
  • Each coach on the Swedish Yoa2 is 57ft long and 10ft 4in wide; with its two traction motors the unit weighs 79 tons in working order and has a maximum speed of under 60 m.p.h.1961 January, “The latest in Continental electric multiple-units and their operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47:
  • Upstream from the house is a watermill, cased in gleaming white weather-boarding, which has been restored to working order.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 98:

Questions about working order

What does working order mean?
Working order means the state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably.
What is working order in Kannada?
Working order in Kannada is ಕಾರ್ಯಾನುಕೂಲ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ. See Working order meaning in Kannada.
How do you use working order in a sentence?
The locomotive stock consists of three of the six original American-built 4-6-0 tanks, named Bridget, Peggy, and Hummy, all in clean condition and good working order; [...].
What part of speech is working order?
Working order is a noun.

Words near working order in the dictionary

  1. working one's passage
  2. working one's tail off
  3. working one's way
  4. working one's way up
  5. working oneself to the bone
  6. working order
  7. working out
  8. working over
  9. working papers
  10. working part
  11. working parties

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