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0-4-4-2

0-4-4-2 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

0-4-4-2: under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four...
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Noun

0-4-4-2 (plural 0-4-4-2s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

Forms of 0-4-4-2

plural0-4-4-2s

Questions about 0-4-4-2

What does 0-4-4-2 mean?
0-4-4-2 means under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 0-4-4-2?
0-4-4-2 is a noun.
What is the plural of 0-4-4-2?
The plural of 0-4-4-2 is 0-4-4-2s.

Words near 0-4-4-2 in the dictionary

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

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