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pull-and-push
pull-and-push adj. 
/ˌpʊln̩(d)ˈpʊʃ/,
Brit. /ˌpʊlən(d)ˈpʊʃ/
, /ˌpʊlən(d)ˈpʊʃ//ˌpʊln̩(d)ˈpʊʃ/U.S. /ˌpʊl(ə)nˈpʊʃ/
= push-and-pull adj. (in various senses); formerly esp. with reference to locomotives (= push-and-pull adj. 2)./ˌpʊl(ə)nˈpʊʃ/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > type of train
carriaged1776
steam-hauled1835
steam-operated1835
jerkwater1852
articulated1884
vestibuled1890
multiple-unit1902
air-braked1905
collision-proof1906
pull-and-push1914
push-and-pull1927
sealed1949
drive-on1954
1914 Atlanta Constit. 22 Mar. 13/3 The small pull-and-push buttons control the four principal lighting circuits.
1936 Times 5 May 22/7 There is a pull and push lever on the extreme right of the instrument board, which operates fixed and free transmission in the orthodox way.
1950 Railway Mag. 96 101 (caption) Dolgelly to Barmouth pull-and-push train approaching Barmouth Tunnel.
1968 Railway Mag. 114 300/1 Pull-and-push trials on the G.N. main line..began in January.
2006 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 1 Pipe men..would slide the ice along, using a long-handled pull-and-push mechanism to keep the blocks on course to storage buildings.
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