Dictionary
mi•ka•do
Pronunciation: (mi-kä'dō), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -dos.
1. (sometimes cap.) a title of the emperor of Japan.
2. (
cap., italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
3. (
cap.) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. See table under
Whyte classification. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.