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2-8-8-2s

2-8-8-2s is the plural of 2-8-8-2.

Meaning of 2-8-8-2

Noun

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

  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 two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
    • The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, […] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable.1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 419

Questions about 2-8-8-2s

What is 2-8-8-2s the plural of?
2-8-8-2s is the plural of 2-8-8-2.

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

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

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