| NOUN | artifact | donkey engine, switch engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
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| artifact | donkey engine, auxiliary engine | (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) |
| Meaning | A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard. | |
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| Synonym | switch engine | |
| Broader | locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive | A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
| Meaning | (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass). | |
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| Synonym | auxiliary engine | |
| Category | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Broader | engine | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work |
| Spanish | motor auxiliar | |
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