Garratt
Garratt noun: a steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.
Noun
Garratt (plural Garratts)
- A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.
- The 13th class were the first Garratts on the line and on arrival were set to work on the Villa [sic: Vila] Machado-Umtali section, increasing the train load from the 350 tons hauled by the 9th class to 450 tons.1940 December, O. S. M. Raw, “The Rhodesia Railways—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 640
- Synonyms:
- Beyer-Garratt
Proper noun
Garratt
- A surname.
Synonyms of Garratt
Forms of Garratt
| plural | Garratts |
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Origin of Garratt
Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.
Questions about Garratt
- What does Garratt mean?
- Garratt means a steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.
- What part of speech is Garratt?
- Garratt can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Garratt?
- The plural of Garratt is Garratts.
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