buffers up

A form of buffer up — To move (a rail vehicle) so that its buffers are touching the buffers of another rail vehicle.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of buffer up
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APA

buffers up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffers%20up

MLA

“buffers up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffers%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffers up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffers%20up.

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