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4-8-4+4-8-4

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
4-8-4+4-8-4
IPA
0
Scrabble Score
0
Letters
5
Syllables
0
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.

Inflected Forms

4-8-4+4-8-4s (plural)

Questions

What does 4-8-4+4-8-4 mean?
Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.

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