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    LOCOMOTIVE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracksplay

    Synonyms:

    engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("locomotive" is a kind of...):

    self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)

    Meronyms (parts of "locomotive"):

    buffer; cowcatcher; fender; pilot (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)

    footplate (the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "locomotive"):

    choo-choo (a child's word for locomotive)

    diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)

    dinkey; dinky (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)

    shunter (a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips)

    steam locomotive (a locomotive powered by a steam engine)

    donkey engine; switch engine (a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard)

    tank engine; tank locomotive (a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed)

    traction engine (steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks)

    Holonyms ("locomotive" is a member of...):

    railroad train; train (public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to locomotionplay

    Synonyms:

    locomotive; locomotor

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    locomotion (self-propelled movement)

    Derivation:

    locomote (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

    locomotion (self-propelled movement)

    locomotion (the power or ability to move)

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