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2-8-8-0

2-8-8-0 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

Forms of 2-8-8-0

plural2-8-8-0s

Questions about 2-8-8-0

What does 2-8-8-0 mean?
2-8-8-0 means under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
What part of speech is 2-8-8-0?
2-8-8-0 is a noun.
What is the plural of 2-8-8-0?
The plural of 2-8-8-0 is 2-8-8-0s.

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

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

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