"double U" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double Us [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double U (plural double Us)
  1. Alternative form of double-u Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: double-u
    Sense id: en-double_U-en-noun-5BRnLi7L
  2. something in the shape of two U's (not of a W) Related terms: triple U (english: something in the shape of three nested U's)
    Sense id: en-double_U-en-noun--CRufiqv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double U meaning in English (1.1kB)

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          "ref": "1942, Playing Tricks with Plants, Popular Science, Vol. 140, No. 3 (March), p. 110",
          "text": "In training a tree in the double U […] only the two topmost buds are allowed to grow on the trunk and two arms."
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