Consolidation

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From Latin cōnsolidātiō, cōnsolidātiōnem, from cōnsolidō.

countable, uncountable The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated. At this time also, what remained of independent Soviet culture and the intelligentsia was systematically destroyed: the regime was entering the phase of final consolidation.
countable, uncountable The combination of several actions into one.
countable, uncountable A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung. The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line.

A steam locomotive of the 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, first built in the United States in 1866. W.D. 2-8-0s have replaced Gresley Consolidations to a great extent on mineral and slow freight trains.