English Explanatory Dictionary

Garratt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Garratt Garratts

Etymology

Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.

Synonyms

Beyer-Garratt

Related words

Garrett
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