name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.

   "Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 1940"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055).
3. 3
   A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
4. 4
   An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

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"Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 1940"

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