Forney

American  

[fawr-nee, fohr-] / ˈfɔr ni, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Forneys plural

1. a steam locomotive having no front truck, four driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Forneys
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Forney

Named after J. H. Forney (1829–1902), American engineer

Example Sentences

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Forney Forneys

For instance, Forney Independent School District issued 30-year bonds to yield 5.03% They were yielding 4.29% this week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

“You really can’t tell much of any difference,” Mayor Steve Forney said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

Three people narrowly escaped from their car seconds before a train smashed into it on Monday in Forney, Texas.

From BBC ● May 10, 2023

For inspiration, Frankland watches film of Forney regularly sending defensive linemen and linebackers to the ground from a game against Tulane that season.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

John Weber and his wife, an old couple, Michael Metzgar and John Forney were rescued near here early this morning.

From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by Walker, James Herbert

These are Gunnison, who took three firsts in the championship games, Mooler, Beasley, Topping, and both Forneys.

From Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 by Various

All of them are equal, be they Thurlow Weeds or Forneys, or etc. etc. etc.

From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count