double-end

verb

To operate a train with a locomotive at each end.

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Meanings

verbdouble-end (third-person singular simple present double-ends, present participle double-ending, simple past and past participle double-ended)

present singular third person double-ends · participle present double-ending · participle past double-ended · past double-ended

  1. transitiverail transportTo operate a train with a locomotive at each end.
  2. transitiverail transportTo operate a train, especially a multiple unit, with a driver at each end of the train for fast turnaround times.
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APA

double-end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-end

MLA

“double-end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-end. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-end,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-end.

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