Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

6-8-6

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: 6-8-6
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Letters

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Meaning

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

Inflected Forms

6-8-6s (plural)

Questions

What does 6-8-6 mean?: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

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