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2-6-6-4

2-6-6-4 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

Noun

2-6-6-4 (plural 2-6-6-4s)

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

Forms of 2-6-6-4

plural2-6-6-4s

Questions about 2-6-6-4

What does 2-6-6-4 mean?
2-6-6-4 means under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 2-6-6-4?
2-6-6-4 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-6-6-4?
The plural of 2-6-6-4 is 2-6-6-4s.

Words near 2-6-6-4 in the dictionary

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

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