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0-12-0

0-12-0 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-12-0: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered...
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Noun

0-12-0 (plural 0-12-0s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

Forms of 0-12-0

plural0-12-0s

Questions about 0-12-0

What does 0-12-0 mean?
0-12-0 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
What part of speech is 0-12-0?
0-12-0 is a noun.
What is the plural of 0-12-0?
The plural of 0-12-0 is 0-12-0s.

Words near 0-12-0 in the dictionary

  1. 0-10-0s
  2. 0-10-2
  3. 0-10-2s
  4. 0-100
  5. 0-100s
  6. 0-12-0
  7. 0-12-0s
  8. 0-2-2
  9. 0-2-2s
  10. 0-4-0
  11. 0-4-0+0-4-0

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