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4-14-4

4-14-4 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive with four leading wheels in a leading truck, fourteen driving wheels (seven axles) in a rigid frame, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Noun

4-14-4 (plural 4-14-4s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive with four leading wheels in a leading truck, fourteen driving wheels (seven axles) in a rigid frame, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Forms of 4-14-4

plural4-14-4s

Questions about 4-14-4

What does 4-14-4 mean?
4-14-4 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive with four leading wheels in a leading truck, fourteen driving wheels (seven axles) in a rigid frame, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 4-14-4?
4-14-4 is a noun.
What is the plural of 4-14-4?
The plural of 4-14-4 is 4-14-4s.

Words near 4-14-4 in the dictionary

  1. 4-10-0s
  2. 4-10-2
  3. 4-10-2s
  4. 4-12-2
  5. 4-12-2s
  6. 4-14-4
  7. 4-14-4s
  8. 4-2-0
  9. 4-2-0s
  10. 4-2-2
  11. 4-2-2s

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