stepping back

noun

a system to decrease turnaround time at terminal stations where a second driver enters the rear cab of an arriving train and departs driving the train from that end while the first driver is walking the length of the platform ready to take over the subsequent departure.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of step back
nounstepping back (uncountable)
  1. uncountablerail transporta system to decrease turnaround time at terminal stations where a second driver enters the rear cab of an arriving train and departs driving the train from that end while the first driver is walking the length of the platform ready to take over the subsequent departure.
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APA

stepping back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepping%20back

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepping back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepping%20back.

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