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locomotive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | locomotor |
| Derivation | locomote, locomotion |
locomotive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive |
| Type of | self-propelled vehicle |
| Has types | tank engine, tank locomotive, traction engine, dinky, donkey engine, electric locomotive, choo-choo, diesel locomotive, iron horse, dinkey, pilot engine, steam locomotive, shunter, switch engine |
Examples of locomotive
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If they fail, the locomotive of the European economy might have a lot less fuel.
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Santa Fe Railroad steam locomotive No. 3751 will make the trip from Los Angeles.
From the omaha.com
A spokesman for BNSF Railway said a locomotive engineer suffered a minor injury.
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The truck hit the side of the locomotive, said Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham.
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I clutched his shirt to make sure he didn't dart out in front of the locomotive.
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In addition diesel locomotive salesmen claimed that steam traction was obsolete.
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A fine of $1,000 was levied for each of 30 times Messer drove locomotive No. 10.
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Shareholders used locomotive simulators and bought items from the company store.
From the omaha.com
E.P. Ripley was also the name given to the first steam locomotive at Disneyland.
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- A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- Of or relating to locomotion
- A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco - "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th ...
- The power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself, but pulls the coaches or rail cars or wagons; A traction engine; A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed; A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of ...
- (Locomotives) A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks. (Locomotive).
- To dream of a locomotive running with great speed, denotes a rapid rise in fortune, and foreign travel. If it is disabled, then many vexations will interfere with business affairs, and anticipated journeys will be laid aside through the want of means. ...
- A piece of rolling stock whose primary purpose is to provide the means by which other rolling stock is moved.
- Locomotives are units propelled by any form of energy, or a combination of such units operated from a single control station, used in train or yard service.
- Railroad vehicle equipped with flanged wheels for use on railroad tracks, powered directly by electricity, steam, or fossil fuel, and used to move other railroad rolling equipment.
