Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble--head
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

double-heads (present, singular) double-heading (participle, present) double-headed (participle, past) double-headed (past)

Phrases

double-header double-heading

Frequently Paired Words

double-header double-heading

Questions

What does double-head mean?
To haul a train with two locomotives at the head end.

How to pronounce double-head

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