# Garratt

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #75,906

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Developed by Herbert William Garratt, a British locomotive engineer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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