Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

4-6-2

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.28 in modern English

Syllables: 4-6-2
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Letters

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Meaning

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, the wheel arrangement of a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels; a locomotive with this arrangement.

Example Sentences

"Therefore, the new standard design in fact has materialised as a 4-6-2 with two 20 in. cylinders and a boiler pressure of 250 lb. per sq. in."

Inflected Forms

4-6-2s (plural)

Synonyms

Pacific

Questions

What does 4-6-2 mean?: Under the Whyte notation system, the wheel arrangement of a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels; a locomotive with this arrangement.

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