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2-4-4s

2-4-4s is the plural of 2-4-4.

Meaning of 2-4-4

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.

Questions about 2-4-4s

What is 2-4-4s the plural of?
2-4-4s is the plural of 2-4-4.

Words near 2-4-4s in the dictionary

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

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