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Bo-Bos

Bo-Bos is the plural of Bo-Bo.

Meaning of Bo-Bo

Noun

Bo-Bo (plural Bo-Bos)

  1. A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has four axles, each powered by a motor, on two bogies.
    • The Lötschberg had always been in the forefront of electric locomotive development and their 4,000 h.p. Bo-Bo design, introduced in 1944, was the first of its particular type in Europe, if not in the world. Shortly afterwards in 1946, the very successful Swiss Federal Bo-Bo type was introduced and...1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136

Questions about Bo-Bos

What is Bo-Bos the plural of?
Bo-Bos is the plural of Bo-Bo.

Words near Bo-Bos in the dictionary

  1. bo's'ns
  2. bo'sun
  3. bo'suns
  4. bo't
  5. Bo-Bo
  6. Bo-Bos
  7. Bo-ot
  8. bo-peep
  9. bo-peeped
  10. bo-peeping
  11. bo-peeps

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