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2-8-0+0-8-2

2-8-0+0-8-2 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.

2-8-0+0-8-2: under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts,...
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Noun

2-8-0+0-8-2 (plural 2-8-0+0-8-2s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.

Forms of 2-8-0+0-8-2

plural2-8-0+0-8-2s

Questions about 2-8-0+0-8-2

What does 2-8-0+0-8-2 mean?
2-8-0+0-8-2 means under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.
What part of speech is 2-8-0+0-8-2?
2-8-0+0-8-2 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-8-0+0-8-2?
The plural of 2-8-0+0-8-2 is 2-8-0+0-8-2s.

Words near 2-8-0+0-8-2 in the dictionary

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

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