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0-8-0s

0-8-0s is the plural of 0-8-0.

Meaning of 0-8-0

Noun

0-8-0 (plural 0-8-0s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with four axles connecting eight powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
    • This group of 30 0-8-0’s came from Baldwin between July and October 1948 and were given road numbers 255 to 284 (C/N 74024 to 74053) pushing aside several 4-4-2’s in the 275-284 bracket in the process.1965, Philip Shuster, Eugene L. Huddleston, Alvin F. Staufer, C & O power: steam and diesel locomotives of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 1900-1965, page 16

Questions about 0-8-0s

What is 0-8-0s the plural of?
0-8-0s is the plural of 0-8-0.

Words near 0-8-0s in the dictionary

  1. 0-60
  2. 0-60-0
  3. 0-60-0s
  4. 0-60s
  5. 0-8-0
  6. 0-8-0s
  7. 0-8-2
  8. 0-8-2s
  9. 0-8-4
  10. 0-8-4s
  11. 0-8-8-0

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