Meanings
adjectivedual-purpose (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving two purposes; able to be used for two separate things.
High Level Bridge, which spans the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, is one of only a handful of dual-purpose road and railway bridges in the country.
2025 October 1, Chris Howe, “Top 10: Britain's most significant rail bridges”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 56
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dual-purpose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual-purpose
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“dual-purpose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual-purpose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dual-purpose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dual-purpose.
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