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6-8-6

6-8-6 noun: under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Noun

6-8-6 (plural 6-8-6s)

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Forms of 6-8-6

plural6-8-6s

Questions about 6-8-6

What does 6-8-6 mean?
6-8-6 means under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
What part of speech is 6-8-6?
6-8-6 is a noun.
What is the plural of 6-8-6?
The plural of 6-8-6 is 6-8-6s.

Words near 6-8-6 in the dictionary

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

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