4-2-4

noun

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

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Meanings

noun4-2-4 (countable and uncountable, plural 4-2-4s)

plural 4-2-4s

  1. uncountableball gamesA popular football formation with 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 strikers
  2. countableUnder 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.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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