co-operative
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
co-operative (comparative more co-operative, superlative most co-operative)
- Alternative spelling of cooperative
- 1947 January and February, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 63:
- The "Liberation" Locomotive. Reprinted from The Railway Gazette, June 28, 1946. […] This detailed description of the 2-8-0 locomotives built by the Vulcan Foundry Limited for service in the war-ravaged countries of Europe is a record of one of the most remarkable examples of determined co-operative effort in the field of locomotive construction.
- 1960 December, “The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, page 706:
- The solution to coach riding defects, at least, seems to require much more co-operative practical experiment by all engineering departments to achieve better sympathy between the vehicle body, its undercarriage and the track on which it rides.
Noun[edit]
co-operative (plural co-operatives)
- Alternative spelling of cooperative
References[edit]
- Chambers 21st Century Dictionary [2] retrieved on November 7, 2006