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2-4-4

2-4-4 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Forms of 2-4-4

plural2-4-4s

Questions about 2-4-4

What does 2-4-4 mean?
2-4-4 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 2-4-4?
2-4-4 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-4-4?
The plural of 2-4-4 is 2-4-4s.

Words near 2-4-4 in the dictionary

  1. 2-4 tree
  2. 2-4-0
  3. 2-4-0s
  4. 2-4-2
  5. 2-4-2s
  6. 2-4-4
  7. 2-4-4-2
  8. 2-4-4-2s
  9. 2-4-4s
  10. 2-4-6 block
  11. 2-4-6 blocks

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