Ten-Wheeler

[ ten-hwee-ler, -wee- ]

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

Origin of Ten-Wheeler

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby Ten-Wheeler

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How to use Ten-Wheeler in a sentence

  • In one motion the flutter of the exhaust ceases, and the huge Ten-Wheeler buckles to the sudden setting of the brakes.

    The Grafters | Francis Lynde
  • Joe and his guard reached one of the huge entrances as a Ten-Wheeler truck came in with a load of shining metal plates.

    Space Platform | Murray Leinster
  • The Ten-Wheeler was on its side in the ditch, nuzzling the opposite bank of a low cutting.

  • The reversing-lever of a big Ten-Wheeler is no child's plaything, and he stood ready to help her if she could not manage it.

    A Romance in Transit | Francis Lynde