"double-acting" meaning in English

See double-acting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=double-acting}} double-acting (not comparable)
  1. Applying power in two directions. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double-acting-en-adj-OD3P6TsE
  2. Producing a double result. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double-acting-en-adj-r0e2Xiis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Download JSON data for double-acting meaning in English (0.7kB)

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