Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

2-4-0

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: 2-4-0
IPA

0

Scrabble Score

0

Letters

3

Syllables

0

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

Example Sentences

"As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag."

Inflected Forms

2-4-0s (plural)

Questions

What does 2-4-0 mean?: Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

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