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- Dictionarylocomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/
noun
- 1. a powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains: "a diesel locomotive"
adjective
- 1. relating to or effecting locomotion: "locomotive power"
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LOCOMOTIVE definition: 1. the engine of a train 2. relating to movement or the ability to move 3. the engine of a train. Learn more.
noun. 1. : a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars. 2. : a school or college cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed. Examples of locomotive in a Sentence. Adjective the locomotive ability of spiders. Recent Examples on the Web. Adjective.
A locomotive is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight trains.
Locomotive, any of various self-propelled vehicles used for hauling railroad cars on tracks. Although motive power for a train-set can be incorporated into a car that also has passenger, baggage, or freight accommodations, it most often is provided by a separate unit, the locomotive, which includes.
noun. a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
A locomotive is a large vehicle that pulls a railway train. Steam locomotives pumped out clouds of white smoke. American English : locomotive / loʊkəˈmoʊtɪv /
A locomotive is a train car that pulls the other cars along the track. It's most common to see a locomotive at the front or back of the train—and sometimes both.
