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little-used
- Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used.
- Antonyms: oft-used, well-used
- Coordinate terms: underused, unused; overused
1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.
1962 December, “British Railways safety in 1961”, in Modern Railways, page 379:The B.T.C. and the National Farmers' Union are now reviewing farm crossings to see if little-used ones could be closed and whether a simple warning could be provided at crossings where conditions are difficult.
