4-2-2

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, two driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

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Meanings

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

plural 4-2-2s

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, two driving wheels and two trailing wheels.
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Chicago

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