co-co
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has six axles, each powered by a motor, on two bogies.
Example Sentences
- "With their high horsepower, the new Bo-Bos, of which six are on order for trial purposes, but which should ultimately number 50, will take over most of the Gotthard passenger workings from the 6,000 h.p. Co-Cos, permitting the latter to take a greater share of the steadily increasing freight workings over this route, the aim being to work 1,200-ton freight trains up the long 1 in 38-40 approaches to the Gotthard tunnel with 6,000 h.p. Co-Cos in pairs."
Inflected Forms
Co-Cos (plural)
C-C (alternative)