ten-wheeler

noun

A steam locomotive of the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.

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Meanings

nounten-wheeler (plural ten-wheelers)

plural ten-wheelers

  1. rail transportA steam locomotive of the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.

    The British-designed 4-6-0 was much older than that, of course. The "ten-wheeler" had originated in the U.S.A., back in 1847.

    1954 November, Frank Hewitt, “The First Decade of British 4-6-0 Locomotives—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 747

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
4-6-0
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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