Close-coupled
//kləʊsˈkʌpəld// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Attached, coupled or fixed close together. not-comparable
"Great Northern Railway outer-suburban passenger train of close-coupled four-wheel coaches, hauled by Ivatt 4-4-2 tank locomotive painted grey with white lettering in 1915, as a wartime measure"
Example
More examples"Great Northern Railway outer-suburban passenger train of close-coupled four-wheel coaches, hauled by Ivatt 4-4-2 tank locomotive painted grey with white lettering in 1915, as a wartime measure"
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