"double-end" meaning in English

See double-end in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: double-ends [present, singular, third-person], double-ending [participle, present], double-ended [participle, past], double-ended [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} double-end (third-person singular simple present double-ends, present participle double-ending, simple past and past participle double-ended)
  1. (rail transport, transitive) To operate a train with a locomotive at each end. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-double-end-en-verb-CNnBqN0Z Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (rail transport, transitive) To operate a train, especially a multiple unit, with a driver at each end of the train for fast turnaround times. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-double-end-en-verb-tnQqNJ7Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: double-ended, step back, stepping back

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double-end meaning in English (2.1kB)

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