Fairlie

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɛːli/

Proper noun

Fairlie

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055).
  3. A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand. [1]
  4. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Noun

Fairlie (plural Fairlies)

  1. (rail transport) A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.
    • 1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 559, photo caption:
      Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 1940

References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map
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