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4-2-4

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.37 in modern English

Syllables
4-2-4
IPA
0
Scrabble Score
0
Letters
3
Syllables
0
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 strikers

Uncountable

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a four-wheel leading truck, one powered driving axle and a four-wheel unpowered trailing truck.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

4-2-4s (plural)

Questions

What does 4-2-4 mean?
A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 strikers

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