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0-4-0

0-4-0 noun: under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-4-0: under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four...
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Noun

0-4-0 (plural 0-4-0s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

Forms of 0-4-0

plural0-4-0s

Questions about 0-4-0

What does 0-4-0 mean?
0-4-0 means under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
What part of speech is 0-4-0?
0-4-0 is a noun.
What is the plural of 0-4-0?
The plural of 0-4-0 is 0-4-0s.

Words near 0-4-0 in the dictionary

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

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