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2-2-0

2-2-0 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle and one powered driving axle.

2-2-0: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle and one...
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Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle and one powered driving axle.

Forms of 2-2-0

plural2-2-0s

Questions about 2-2-0

What does 2-2-0 mean?
2-2-0 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle and one powered driving axle.
What part of speech is 2-2-0?
2-2-0 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-2-0?
The plural of 2-2-0 is 2-2-0s.

Words near 2-2-0 in the dictionary

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

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