Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

0-8-4

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: 0-8-4
IPA

0

Scrabble Score

0

Letters

3

Syllables

0

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The 0-8-4 with its 13 six-wheel coaches generally managed to keep "neck-and-neck" with the Tredegar 0-6-0 and its load of five or six coaches, but the combined effort made the welkin ring and excitement reigned among both the train-crews and passengers."

Inflected Forms

0-8-4s (plural)

Questions

What does 0-8-4 mean?: Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

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