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Garratt

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.

    "The 13th class were the first Garratts on the line and on arrival were set to work on the Villa [sic: Vila] Machado-Umtali section, increasing the train load from the 350 tons hauled by the 9th class to 450 tons."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.

Etymology 2

Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.

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