double-head

verb

To haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.

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Meanings

verbdouble-head (third-person singular simple present double-heads, present participle double-heading, simple past and past participle double-headed)

present singular third person double-heads · participle present double-heading · participle past double-headed · past double-headed

  1. rail transportTo haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.

    For an excursion organised by the publishers of this journal to Eastleigh and Ashford on April 5, Class T9 4-4-0 No. 30117 and E1 4-4-0 No. 31019 were provided to double-head a special from Charing Cross to Ashford via Maidstone East.

    1961 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 380
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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