Local lore has it that the train was taking the treasure -- most of it gold jewelry and fixtures seized from Eastern European Jews and melted into ingots -- to German territory farther west to prevent its falling into the hands of the Soviet troops who would overrun the area within weeks.
Double-hatting . This is a relatively new piece of Eurospeak used to describe a person or institution which performs two roles. The EUâs recently created army units will, for example, serve both NATO and the Union under a double command structure.
A double entendre is a form of figurative language in which a given phrase of words can be interpreted as having more than one meaning, usually the second meaning is sexually suggestive. Double entendres are similar to puns in that both are forms of word play.