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single-driver

single-driver noun: a steam locomotive with a single driving axle.

Noun

single-driver (plural single-drivers)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A steam locomotive with a single driving axle.
    • A few such examples have been preserved, as is well known, such as one of the Stirling 8-ft. singles of the late Great Northern Railway, the Great Western 4-4-0 City of Truro, ex-Caledonian single-driver No. 123, the Brighton 0-4-2 Gladstone, and others.1945 March and April, “Preserving Historic Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 64
    Synonyms:
    single

Synonyms of single-driver

Forms of single-driver

pluralsingle-drivers

Questions about single-driver

What does single-driver mean?
Single-driver means a steam locomotive with a single driving axle.
What part of speech is single-driver?
Single-driver is a noun.
What is the plural of single-driver?
The plural of single-driver is single-drivers.

Words near single-driver in the dictionary

  1. single-crops
  2. single-decker
  3. single-deckers
  4. single-digit salute
  5. single-digit salutes
  6. single-driver
  7. single-drivers
  8. single-edged
  9. single-elimination tournament
  10. single-elimination tournaments
  11. single-entry

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