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6-4-4-6

6-4-4-6 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has six coupled leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a six coupled trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Noun

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

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has six coupled leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a six coupled trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Forms of 6-4-4-6

plural6-4-4-6s

Questions about 6-4-4-6

What does 6-4-4-6 mean?
6-4-4-6 means under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has six coupled leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a six coupled trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 6-4-4-6?
6-4-4-6 is a noun.
What is the plural of 6-4-4-6?
The plural of 6-4-4-6 is 6-4-4-6s.

Words near 6-4-4-6 in the dictionary

  1. 5′ ends
  2. 6
  3. 6-2-0
  4. 6-2-0s
  5. 6-2-1 rule
  6. 6-4-4-6
  7. 6-4-4-6s
  8. 6-8-6
  9. 6-8-6s
  10. 6-foot
  11. 6-gon

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