"2-8-0" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: 2-8-0s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 2-8-0 (plural 2-8-0s)
  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by four powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels. Its popular name is "Consolidation" as its appearance coincided with the consolidation of several Eastern coal railroads. The Consolidation was extremely popular, especially in the first quarter of the 20th century. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-2-8-0-en-noun-H0Ea5bi2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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