leading truck
leading truck · leading trucks
On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles for one or more coupled…On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located in front of the driving wheels.
Meaning
1 sensesOn a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located in front of the driving wheels.
Forms
plural: leading trucks| Singular | leading truck |
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Word family
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