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LOCOMOTIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Synonyms:
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("locomotive" is a kind of...):
self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)
Meronyms (parts of "locomotive"):
buffer; cowcatcher; fender; 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "locomotive"):
choo-choo (a child's word for locomotive)
diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)
dinkey; dinky (a small locomotive)
electric locomotive (a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor)
iron horse ((c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive)
pilot engine (a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track)
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)
Holonyms ("locomotive" is a member of...):
railroad train; train (public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to locomotion
Synonyms:
locomotive; locomotor
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
locomotion (self-propelled movement)
Derivation:
locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
locomotion (self-propelled movement)
locomotion (the power or ability to move)
