locomotive, locomotor
(adjective) of or relating to locomotion
locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
(noun) a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
locomotive (plural locomotives)
(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
(rare) A traction engine
(slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
(economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports. (i.e. The United States).
Sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for train.
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locomotive (comparative more locomotive, superlative most locomotive)
of or relating to locomotion
of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself
Source: Wiktionary
Lo"co*mo`tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. 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.
Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
Definition: 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. Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers.
– Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.] -- Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
– Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 April 2025
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
