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4-6-2

4-6-2 noun: under the Whyte notation system, the wheel arrangement of a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels; a locomotive with this arrangement.

4-6-2: under the Whyte notation system, the wheel arrangement of a steam locomotive that has four coupled...
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Noun

4-6-2 (plural 4-6-2s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, the wheel arrangement of a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels; a locomotive with this arrangement.
    • Therefore, the new standard design in fact has materialised as a 4-6-2 with two 20 in. cylinders and a boiler pressure of 250 lb. per sq. in.1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 272
    Synonyms:
    Pacific

Synonyms of 4-6-2

Forms of 4-6-2

plural4-6-2s

Questions about 4-6-2

What does 4-6-2 mean?
4-6-2 means under the Whyte notation system, the wheel arrangement of a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels; a locomotive with this arrangement.
What part of speech is 4-6-2?
4-6-2 is a noun.
What is the plural of 4-6-2?
The plural of 4-6-2 is 4-6-2s.

Words near 4-6-2 in the dictionary

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

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