"0-8-0" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 0-8-0s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 0-8-0 (plural 0-8-0s)
  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with four axles connecting eight powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels. Categories (topical): Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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