Locomotive definition is - locomotory. How to use locomotive in a sentence. Free downloadapps. 1: a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars. Locomotive, by Brian Floca, is a Caldecott book, which tells the story of a locomotive's journey across the western frontier to the west coast. Tourism geography. To begin, the story has a simple plot, which is made more interesting, as the main character is a locomotive. Define locomotive. Locomotive synonyms, locomotive pronunciation, locomotive translation, English dictionary definition of locomotive. A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric, diesel, or steam-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks. The noun meaning 'engine which travels on rails by its own power' is from 1829, short for locomotive engine, which is attested from 1814. A locomotive engine used without rails was a traction engine, which became tractor.
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lo·co·mo·tive
(lō′kə-mō′tĭv)n.1. A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric, diesel, or steam-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks.
2. A driving or pulling force; an impetus: 'The US could no longer serve as the locomotive for the world economy'(George Soros).
adj.1. b. Serving to put into motion or propel forward: 'It may be that the founding fathers overestimated the locomotive force of the collective and mutual self-interest'(Ian Davidson).
2. Able to move independently from place to place.
3. Of or relating to a self-propelled locomotive.
[Latin locō, from a place, ablative of locus, place + Medieval Latin mōtīvus, causing motion; see motive.]
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locomotive
(ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv) n (Railways)a. Also called: locomotive engine a self-propelled engine driven by steam, electricity, or diesel power and used for drawing trains along railway tracks
b. (as modifier): a locomotive shed; a locomotive works.
adj2. moving or able to move, as by self-propulsion
ˌlocoˈmotivenessn
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lo•co•mo•tive
(ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tɪv)n.
1. a self-propelled, vehicular engine for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
2. an organized group cheer, as at an athletic contest, that progressively increases in speed.
adj. 4. of or pertaining to locomotives.
6. moving or traveling by means of its own mechanism or powers.
7. serving to produce such movement: locomotive organs.
[1605–15; < Latin locō, abl. of locus place + motive (adj.); compare Medieval Latin in locō movērī to change position]
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| Noun | 1. | locomotive - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine diesel locomotive - a locomotive driven by a diesel engine electric locomotive - a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor cowcatcher, fender, buffer, pilot - an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track footplate - the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls iron horse - (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive pilot engine - a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion shunter - a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips steam locomotive - a locomotive powered by a steam engine donkey engine, switch engine - a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard tank engine, tank locomotive - a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed traction engine - steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; 'express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction' |
| Adj. | 1. | locomotive - of or relating to locomotion |
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Locomotive Def
locomotive
[ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv]B.N (Rail) → locomotoraf, máquinaf
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locomotive
adj → Fortbewegungs-; locomotive power → Fortbewegungsfähigkeitf
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locomotive
(ləukəˈmoutiv
) noun a railway engine. lokomotief قاطِرَه локомотив locomotiva lokomotiva die Lokomotive lokomotiv ατμομηχανήlocomotora vedur لوکوموتیو veturi locomotiveקטר संचलनशील lokomotiva mozdony lokomotif eimreið locomotiva 機関車 기관차 lokomotyvas lokomotīve lokomotif locomotieflokomotivlokomotywa لوكوموتيف،د اورګاډى ماشين locomotiva locomotivă локомотив lokomotíva lokomotiva lokomotiva lokomotiv หัวรถจักร lokomotif 火車頭 локомотив; паровоз ریل کا انجن đầu máy xe lửa 火车头
ˌlocoˈmotion (-ˈməuʃən) nounElectro Motive Division
the process of moving from place to place. (voort)beweging; verplasing تَحَرُّك، إنْتِقال придвижване locomoção schopnost pohybu die Fortbewegung bevægelse κίνησηlocomoción liikumine نقل و انتقال liikkuminen locomotion יְכוֹלֶת תְּנוּעָה इंजन premještanje helyváltoztatás proses gerakan hreyfing locomozione 移動 이동, 전위 judėjimas pārvietošanās gerak alih voortbewegingbevegelse lokomocja له يو ځاى نه بل ځاى ته وړل locomoção locomoţie передвижение schopnosť pohybu gibanje promena mesta förflyttning, rörelse การเคลื่อนไหว hareket 移動，位移 пересування متحرک ہونے کی کیفیت sự vận động 运动，移动，转位
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