trailing truck
trailing truck · trailing 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 behind 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 behind the driving wheels.
Forms
plural: trailing trucks| Singular | trailing truck |
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Word family
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