"Garratt" meaning in All languages combined

See Garratt on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Garratt
  1. A surname. Related terms: Garrett
    Sense id: en-Garratt-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun [English]

Forms: Garratts [plural]
Etymology: Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Garratt (plural Garratts)
  1. A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler. Synonyms: Beyer-Garratt Hyponyms: 0-4-0+0-4-0 (english: the most basic wheel arrangement possible)
    Sense id: en-Garratt-en-noun-nHJ~Id5p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rail transportation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 8 92

Inflected forms

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