Ten-Wheeler

[ ten-hwee-ler, -wee- ]

/ ˈtɛnˈʰwi lər, -ˈwi- /

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noun

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

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Origin of Ten-Wheeler

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby Ten-Wheeler

tenure, tenured, tenure-track, tenuto, ten-weeks stock, Ten-Wheeler, ten-yard rule, Ten Years' War, Tenzing, Tenzing Norgay, teocalli

How to use Ten-Wheeler in a sentence

“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
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“Wait…” Suddenly a huge, graceful black marlin leaps out of the water, sending a shower of water ten feet high.
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I first saw Marvin when I was ten years old, living with my parents in Arlington, Virginia.
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In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
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Ten minutes later, veiled and cloaked, she stepped out alone into the garden.
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The clock struck ten, and clerks poured in faster than ever, each one in a greater perspiration than his predecessor.
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Strathland would bundle me out in ten minutes if anything happened to Jack.
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There is cause for alarm when they bring one hundred and ten ships into these seas without any means of resistance on our part.
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