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steam_locomotive

steam locomotive

English

A steam locomotive

Noun

steam locomotive ‎(plural steam locomotives)

(rail transport) A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam.

Synonyms

steam engine (UK)
steam loco
pufferbelly (informal, dated)

Translations

locomotive powered by steam

Belarusian: паравоз m ‎(paravóz)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蒸汽機車 (zh), 蒸汽机车 (zh) ‎(zhēngqì jīchē)
Dutch: stoomlocomotief (nl)
Finnish: höyryveturi (fi) (railway)
French: locomotive à vapeur (fr) f
German: Dampflokomotive (de) f, Dampflok (de) f
Greek: ατμομηχανή (el) f ‎(atmomichaní)
Icelandic: eimreið (is) f
Italian: locomotiva (it) f, motrice (it) f, locomotiva a vapore f
Japanese: 蒸気機関車 (ja) ‎(じょうききかんしゃ, jōki kikansha)

Korean: 증기 기관차 ‎(jeunggi gigwancha)
Latvian: tvaika lokmotīve f
Navajo: kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii
Norwegian:

Bokmål: damplokomotiv n

Nynorsk: damplokomotiv n
Polish: parowóz (pl) m
Portuguese: locomotiva a vapor f, maria-fumaça (pt) f
Romanian: locomotivă cu abur f
Russian: парово́з (ru) m ‎(parovóz)
Spanish: locomotora de vapor f
Swedish: ånglok (sv) n
Ukrainian: паровоз m ‎(parovóz)