Locomotive synonyms

lō'kə-mō'tĭv

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electric locomotive
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diesel locomotive
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wood-burner
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coal-burner
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freight locomotive
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iron-horse
(Transport) A steam railroad locomotive.
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steam-engine
An engine using steam under pressure to supply mechanical energy, usually through the action of a piston sliding in a cylinder
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diesel
A fuel derived from petroleum (other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed
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vehicular
Resulting from a collision or collisions, etc. of or with a vehicle or vehicles
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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.
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train (related)
The definition of a train is something that hangs down and trails behind.
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locomotive engine
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
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railway locomotive
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
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automechanical
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automotive
Of or relating to self-propelled vehicles.
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horseless
Not requiring a horse; self-propelled
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self-moved
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transportational
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loco (related)
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railcar (related)
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LNER (related)
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LB&SCR (related)
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K&ESR (related)
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passenger locomotive
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locomotor
Of or relating to locomotion; locomotive.
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biomechanical
Of or pertaining to biomechanics.
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shunter (related)
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lnwr (related)
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L&Y (related)
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DMus (related)
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LSWR (related)
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traction-engine (related)
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bulleid (related)
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Peckett (related)
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diesel-hydraulic (related)
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narrow-gauge (related)
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Find another word for locomotive. In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for locomotive, like: electric locomotive, diesel locomotive, , coal-burner, freight locomotive, iron-horse, steam-engine, diesel, vehicular, engine and train.
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Locomotive Sentence Examples

  • - A locomotive must be designed to fulfil two conditions.

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

  • The first true compound locomotive in England was constructed at Crewe works in 1878 by F.

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

  • 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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