4-10-2

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, ten coupled driving wheels, and one pair of trailing wheels.

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Meanings

noun4-10-2 (plural 4-10-2s)

plural 4-10-2s

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, ten coupled driving wheels, and one pair of trailing wheels.
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