twin; paired twin-style item
Loanword-style noun or modifier meaning a twin or something arranged as a pair. For human twins in everyday Japanese, 双子 is usually more ordinary than ツイン.
このバンドはツインボーカルで有名だ。
This band is famous for having twin vocalists.
彼らは英語風にツインと呼ばれることもある。
They are sometimes called twins in the English-style way.
twin room; room for two
Hotel abbreviation of ツインルーム. In Japanese hotel usage this commonly means a room for two people, often with two separate beds; it is distinct from ダブル when bed type matters.
See also: ツインルーム
今夜はツインを一部屋予約しました。
I reserved one twin room for tonight.
シングルではなくツインに泊まりたいです。
I'd like to stay in a twin room, not a single.
At check-in, I said I'd like a twin room, please.
ツイン implies two identical or matching items, whereas ペア can describe any two things that form a set, matching or not.
ダブル usually refers to a hotel room with one large double bed, while ツイン refers to a room with two separate beds.
twin cam
twin-turbo
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails
twin bed
double bass drum pedal; double kick drum pedal
No language-of-origin data is specified. The katakana spelling is conventionally used as a loanword-style form corresponding to the meaning “twin.”