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Webster 1913 Edition
Locomotive
1.
Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place;
as, a
. locomotive
animal2.
Used in producing motion;
as, the
. locomotive
organs of an animalLo′co-moˊtive
,Noun.
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.
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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Locomotive
LOCOMO'TIVE
,Adj.
Locomotive engine, a steam engine employed in land carriage; chiefly on railways.
Definition 2024
locomotive
locomotive
English
A steam locomotive.
Noun
locomotive (plural locomotives)
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself, but pulls the coaches or rail cars or wagons.
- (rare) A traction engine
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports. (i.e. The United States).
Usage notes
Sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for train.
Translations
self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails
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Adjective
locomotive (comparative more locomotive, superlative most locomotive)
- of or relating to locomotion
- of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself
Translations
relating to locomotion
French
Pronunciation
- Homophone: locomotives
Adjective
locomotive
- feminine singular of locomotif
Noun
locomotive f (plural locomotives)