Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

0-4-4

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: 0-4-4
IPA

0

Scrabble Score

0

Letters

3

Syllables

0

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

Example Sentences

"All the five Scottish railways had specimens of the type and it may fairly be said that the 0-4-4 was the commonest type of engine for suburban and local passenger work."

Inflected Forms

0-4-4s (plural)

Questions

What does 0-4-4 mean?: Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

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