Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

2-8-8-0

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: 2-8-8-0
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Scrabble Score

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Letters

4

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Meaning

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

Inflected Forms

2-8-8-0s (plural)

Questions

What does 2-8-8-0 mean?: Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

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