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locomotive

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Locomotive means: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.

Synonyms for locomotive7

noun, as in a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive

adjective, as in of or relating to locomotion

locomotor

also used for locomotive

loco, railway engine, railroad engine

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What does locomotive mean?2

noun

1

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

adjective

1

of or relating to locomotion

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with locomotive?2

two syllables

motive

four syllables

automotive
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Locomotive in a sentence

  • Today, the locomotive is pushing the cars in the train.AlanF_US
  • A railway museum exhibits a collection of steam locomotives, associated equipment and rolling stock.CM
  • The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.CK
  • We were wakened by the whistle of the steam locomotive at dawn.CK
  • The locomotive is at the end of the train.Eldad
  • The locomotive was disconnected from the railroad cars.AlanF_US
  • There were more than twenty train cars behind the locomotive.Miktsoanit
  • The locomotive was decoupled from the railway carriages.sundown

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Forms of locomotive

as a noun

plural
locomotives