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440

440 noun: a 440-yard dash.

Noun

440 (plural 440s)

  1. A 440-yard dash.
    • She ran a blazing-fast 440.
    • The “Boy Coach,” admitting to 32 years after nine seasons as mentor for west coast athletes, follows not the book that says the shot should be hurled a certain way and that a sprinter should run a certain number of 440s a week to develop stamina.1929 July 4, Harry L. Borba, “The Superman of Track”, in The Vernon Daily Record, volume 4, number 209, Vernon, Texas, page 6
  2. Any of a certain family of large V-8 engines by Chrysler with a nominal displacement of 440 cubic inches.
    • He runs a supercharged 440.

Forms of 440

plural440s

Questions about 440

What does 440 mean?
440 means a 440-yard dash.
What part of speech is 440?
440 is a noun.
What is the plural of 440?
The plural of 440 is 440s.

Words near 440 in the dictionary

  1. 420
  2. 420s
  3. 42nd
  4. 437737
  5. 43rd
  6. 440
  7. 440-yard dash
  8. 440-yard dashes
  9. 440s
  10. 444 breathing
  11. 44th

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