"0-8-4" meaning in English

See 0-8-4 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 0-8-4s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 0-8-4 (plural 0-8-4s)
  1. Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-0-8-4-en-noun-SFSc~XUy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The 0-8-4 with its 13 six-wheel coaches generally managed to keep \"neck-and-neck\" with the Tredegar 0-6-0 and its load of five or six coaches, but the combined effort made the welkin ring and excitement reigned among both the train-crews and passengers.",
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        ],
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          "leading wheel",
          "leading wheel"
        ]
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