Locomotive
Locomotive , adjective
[Compare French 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.
Locomotive , noun
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.
Collocations (4)
Consolidation locomotive , a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers.
Locomotive car , a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [United States]
Locomotive engine , Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive , See Mogul.