4-4-2

  1. Noun.  (football) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.
  2. Noun.  Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a two-axle leading truck, two powered driving axles and a one-axle trailing truck.

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