in reserve
Equivalents
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Examples
“In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve⟳. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services.”
“The Schynige Platte Railway carries on its traffic with no more than four electric locomotives (with one steam locomotive in reserve⟳).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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