Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-track

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble--track
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions.

verb

To provide double track.

Example Sentences

"The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line."
"Determined to learn from Bouch's mistakes, they conducted a through ^([sic]) survey of the riverbed. Having learned what they needed to know, they submitted plans for a new double-track bridge by the end of 1880."
"Other engineering upgrades include the reinstatement of Platform 4 at Birmingham Snow Hill, partially double-tracking the line between Ledbury and Shelwick, and freight loops between Nuneaton and Leicester."

Etymology

From double + track.

Inflected Forms

double-tracks (present, singular) double-tracking (participle, present) double-tracked (participle, past) double-tracked (past)

Phrases

double track double-tracking

Frequently Paired Words

double track double-tracking

Synonyms

twin-track

Antonyms

single-track

Questions

What does double-track mean?: Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions.
Where does double-track come from?: From double + track.

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