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4-6-0

4-6-0 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by three sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

4-6-0: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck...
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Noun

4-6-0 (plural 4-6-0s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by three sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
    • Speaking of locomotive surefootedness, I was immensely impressed, on a recent journey with the down "Ulsterman" from Euston, when "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46168, The Girl Guide, cleanly lifted a well-filled 15-coach train of 471 tons tare and 500 tons gross out of the terminus without the service of...1953 November, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 760
    • The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98
    Synonyms:
    ten-wheeler

Synonyms of 4-6-0

Forms of 4-6-0

plural4-6-0s

Questions about 4-6-0

What does 4-6-0 mean?
4-6-0 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by three sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
What part of speech is 4-6-0?
4-6-0 is a noun.
What is the plural of 4-6-0?
The plural of 4-6-0 is 4-6-0s.

Words near 4-6-0 in the dictionary

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

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