out-and-back

adjective

Of a trip or journey, to a destination and then returning to the starting point.

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Meanings

adjectiveout-and-back (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a trip or journey, to a destination and then returning to the starting point.

    Next up is an out-and-back trip to Helensburgh Central aboard another Class 334.

    2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77
Cite this entry
APA

out-and-back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-and-back

MLA

“out-and-back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-and-back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-and-back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-and-back.

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