Locomotive Synonyms

lōkə-mōtĭv
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. engine
  2. steam-engine
  3. electric locomotive
  4. diesel locomotive
  5. diesel
  6. wood-burner
  7. passenger locomotive
  8. freight locomotive
  9. locomotive engine
  10. iron-horse
  11. railway locomotive
Of or relating to locomotion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. locomotor
  2. automechanical
  3. automotive
  4. biomechanical
  5. horseless
  6. self-drive
  7. self-moved
  8. transportational
  9. vehicular

Words Related to Locomotive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. train
  2. loco
  3. shunter
  4. railcar
  5. LNER
  6. LB&SCR
  7. K&ESR
  8. lnwr
  9. L&Y
  10. DMus
  11. LSWR
  12. traction-engine
  13. bulleid
  14. Peckett
  15. diesel-hydraulic

Locomotive Sentence Examples

  • Another man says the locomotive moves because its wheels go round.

  • The steam locomotive, however, and with it the railways, soon began to make rapid progress.

  • In 1901 the 4000th locomotive was turned out of the works.

  • Geez. Looks like it's been hit by a locomotive.

  • The first group consists of experiments selected from the records of a large number made on the boiler of the locomotive belonging to the Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A.

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