HyperDic: tank_engine

English > 1 sense of the expression *tank engine*:
NOUN	artifact	tank engine, tank locomotive	a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water

English > *tank engine*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed.
Synonym	tank locomotive
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
Spanish	locomotora ténder