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A1A-A1As

A1A-A1As is the plural of A1A-A1A.

Meaning of A1A-A1A

Noun

A1A-A1A (countable and uncountable, plural A1A-A1As)

  1. (uncountable) A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives with two three-axle bogies / trucks, the two outer axles of each bogie are powered and the centre axle is unpowered.
    • There are five double-bogie A1A-A1A British-built diesel-electric locomotives, which are normally worked back-to-back under the control of a single driver.1960 April, H. P. White, “The Railways of Sierra Leone”, in Railway Magazine, page 284
  2. (countable) A locomotive with this wheel arrangement.

Questions about A1A-A1As

What is A1A-A1As the plural of?
A1A-A1As is the plural of A1A-A1A.

Words near A1A-A1As in the dictionary

  1. a1
  2. A1/C
  3. A1/Cs
  4. a11y
  5. A1A-A1A
  6. A1A-A1As
  7. A1C
  8. A1Cs
  9. A1s
  10. A2
  11. A2/C

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