non-articulated

A form of nonarticulated — Synonym of unarticulated (“not jointed”).

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Meanings

adjectivenon-articulated (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonarticulated.

    At present the CC6Y2 is the world's three most powerful single-unit, non-articulated locomotive types.

    1961 February, “The 6,000 h.p. French electric locomotives for China”, in Trains Illustrated, page 91
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    As to non-articulated wheel arrangements, the 4-8-2 and 4-8-4 proved the most popular, 60 of the former and 56 of the latter being ordered.

    1941 September, “Recent American Eight-coupled Locomotives: American Locomotive Power”, in Railway Magazine, page 411

    The first "K" class 4-8-4 appeared in 1932. Designed and built in New Zealand, these are probably the biggest non-articulated locomotives possible within the loading gauge.

    1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 561

Origin

From non- + articulated.

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