locomotive engine

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracksSynonyms: locomotiveenginelocomotive enginerailway locomotive
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n. A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers.

Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]

Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.

Mogul locomotive. See Mogul. [1913 Webster] Locomotiveness

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