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6-8-6s

6-8-6s is the plural of 6-8-6.

Meaning of 6-8-6

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.

Questions about 6-8-6s

What is 6-8-6s the plural of?
6-8-6s is the plural of 6-8-6.

Words near 6-8-6s in the dictionary

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

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