Locomotive synonyms
lō'kə-mō'tĭv
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diesel locomotive
steam-engine
An engine using steam under pressure to supply mechanical energy, usually through the action of a piston sliding in a cylinder
electric locomotive
iron-horse
(Transport) A steam railroad locomotive.
self-moved
Not requiring a horse; self-propelled
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Resulting from a collision or collisions, etc. of or with a vehicle or vehicles
coal-burner
freight locomotive
engine (related)
A machine that turns energy into mechanical force or motion, especially one that gets its energy from a source of heat, such as the burning of a fuel. The efficiency of an engine is the ratio between the kinetic energy produced by the machine and the energy needed to produce it.
train (related)
The definition of a train is something that hangs down and trails behind.
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
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automechanical
Of or relating to self-propelled vehicles.
transportational
loco (related)
railcar (related)
LNER (related)
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LB&SCR (related)
K&ESR (related)
diesel-hydraulic (related)
narrow-gauge (related)
wood-burner
passenger locomotive
Of or relating to locomotion; locomotive.
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Of or pertaining to biomechanics.
shunter (related)
lnwr (related)
L&Y (related)
DMus (related)
LSWR (related)
traction-engine (related)
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bulleid (related)
Peckett (related)
Find another word for locomotive. In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for locomotive, like: diesel locomotive, steam-engine, electric locomotive, iron-horse, diesel, self-moved, horseless, vehicular, coal-burner, freight locomotive and engine.
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