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0-8-2

0-8-2 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-8-2: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed...
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Noun

0-8-2 (plural 0-8-2s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

Forms of 0-8-2

plural0-8-2s

Questions about 0-8-2

What does 0-8-2 mean?
0-8-2 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
What part of speech is 0-8-2?
0-8-2 is a noun.
What is the plural of 0-8-2?
The plural of 0-8-2 is 0-8-2s.

Words near 0-8-2 in the dictionary

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

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