English > engine: 4 senses > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks. |
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| Synonyms | locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive |
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| Member of | train, railroad train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive |
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| Parts | fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot | An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
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| footplate | The platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls |
| Narrower | choo-choo | A child's word for locomotive |
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| diesel locomotive | A locomotive driven by a diesel engine |
| dinky, dinkey | 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 / track |
| shunter | A small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips |
| steam locomotive | A locomotive powered by a steam engine |
| switch engine, donkey engine | A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
| tank engine, tank locomotive | A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water |
| traction engine | steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces / surfaces other than tracks |
| Broader | self-propelled vehicle | A wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion |
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| Spanish | locomotora |
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| Catalan | locomotora |
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| Nouns | engineer | the operator of a railway locomotive |
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