double-tracking

noun

The provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track.

Opposite
dedoublingsingle-trackingsingling
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Meanings

noundouble-tracking (uncountable)

alternative double tracking

  1. uncountablerail transportThe provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track.

    The 15-week closure enabled completion of double-tracking between Dyce and Inverurie and upgrades to the signalling system between Aberdeen and Huntly. Over 10 miles of new rail has been laid and 19 bridges refurbished or replaced, with double-tracking covering a 16-mile stretch in total.

    2019 October, “A2I reopens after summer blockade”, in Modern Railways, page 22

    Antonyms: dedoubling, single-tracking, singling

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of double-track

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe provision of double track, usually as a conversion from single track.

Opposite
dedoublingsingle-trackingsingling

Origin

From double track + -ing.

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APA

double-tracking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-tracking

MLA

“double-tracking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-tracking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-tracking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-tracking.

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