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2-4-4-2

2-4-4-2 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

Forms of 2-4-4-2

plural2-4-4-2s

Questions about 2-4-4-2

What does 2-4-4-2 mean?
2-4-4-2 means under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 2-4-4-2?
2-4-4-2 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-4-4-2?
The plural of 2-4-4-2 is 2-4-4-2s.

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

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

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