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4-4-4

4-4-4 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-4-4: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a...
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Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Forms of 4-4-4

plural4-4-4s

Questions about 4-4-4

What does 4-4-4 mean?
4-4-4 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 4-4-4?
4-4-4 is a noun.
What is the plural of 4-4-4?
The plural of 4-4-4 is 4-4-4s.

Words near 4-4-4 in the dictionary

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

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