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4-8-4+4-8-4

4-8-4+4-8-4 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.

Noun

4-8-4+4-8-4 (plural 4-8-4+4-8-4s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.

Forms of 4-8-4+4-8-4

plural4-8-4+4-8-4s

Questions about 4-8-4+4-8-4

What does 4-8-4+4-8-4 mean?
4-8-4+4-8-4 means under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.
What part of speech is 4-8-4+4-8-4?
4-8-4+4-8-4 is a noun.
What is the plural of 4-8-4+4-8-4?
The plural of 4-8-4+4-8-4 is 4-8-4+4-8-4s.

Words near 4-8-4+4-8-4 in the dictionary

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

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