Close-coupled
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kləʊsˈkʌpəld/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Close-coupled is an adjective meaning Attached, coupled or fixed close together.
Meaning
Attached, coupled or fixed close together.
Example Sentences
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
Actually, as built, these were the motive power ends of two passenger railcars, each being close-coupled to a driving trailer which had only one axle at the locomotive end and a bogie at the other.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tied, close-knit, attached, fixed, conjunctive, hardwired.
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