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Locomotive - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Locomotive : adj : of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotor]
(noun)
1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that
is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: engine,
locomotive engine, railway locomotive]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Locomotive : \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
Locomotion.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
change place; as, a locomotive animal.
2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Locomotive : \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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