4-4-2
A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikersA popular football formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.
Meaning
3 sensesA popular football formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.
They fielded an imposing 4-4-2.
Under the Whyte notation system, a type of steam locomotive that has a two-axle leading truck, two powered driving axles and a one-axle trailing truck; any instance of that type.
Down the high iron sped a huffing 4-4-2.
A model of the former Oldsmobile make; any instance of that model.
Down the drag strip screamed a custom-tuned 4-4-2.
Origin
In each sense, from a grouping of things in sets of four, four, and two: in football, playIn each sense, from a grouping of things in sets of four, four, and two: in football, players in certain positions; on locomotives, wheels in certain positions; in the car model, four barrels (of carburetion), four gears (of the manual transmission), and dual exhausts.
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