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

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

From BBC ● May 10, 2023

Daniels signed and notarized it at a UPS store near a Walmart Supercenter in Forney, Texas, near her home.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 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

He was the guest of Forney in Washington, and had interviews with President Lincoln.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

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

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