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0-4-4

0-4-4 noun: under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-4-4: under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four...
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Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
    • All the five Scottish railways had specimens of the type and it may fairly be said that the 0-4-4 was the commonest type of engine for suburban and local passenger work.1959 January, John W. Grant, “Scottish 0-4-4 Tank Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 10

Forms of 0-4-4

plural0-4-4s

Questions about 0-4-4

What does 0-4-4 mean?
0-4-4 means under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
What part of speech is 0-4-4?
0-4-4 is a noun.
What is the plural of 0-4-4?
The plural of 0-4-4 is 0-4-4s.

Words near 0-4-4 in the dictionary

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

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