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2-6-6-6

2-6-6-6 noun: under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and six trailing wheels on a trailing truck. This arrangement was used only on the C&O which called it the Allegheny and the Virginian, which named it the Blue Ridge.

Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and six trailing wheels on a trailing truck. This arrangement was used only on the C&O which called it the Allegheny and the Virginian, which named it the Blue Ridge.

Forms of 2-6-6-6

plural2-6-6-6s

Questions about 2-6-6-6

What does 2-6-6-6 mean?
2-6-6-6 means under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and six trailing wheels on a trailing truck. This arrangement was used only on the C&O which called it the Allegheny and the Virginian, which named it the Blue Ridge.
What part of speech is 2-6-6-6?
2-6-6-6 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-6-6-6?
The plural of 2-6-6-6 is 2-6-6-6s.

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

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

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