"4-4-4" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 4-4-4s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 4-4-4 (plural 4-4-4s)
  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck. Categories (topical): Rail transportation

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