2-2-4

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

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Meanings

noun2-2-4 (plural 2-2-4s)

plural 2-2-4s

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.
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APA

2-2-4. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2-2-4

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “2-2-4,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2-2-4.

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