locomotive

/'loukə,moutiv/
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locomotive

A large black locomotive pulls a long line of freight cars along a railroad track.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A self-propelled railway vehicle: A locomotive is a powered rail vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. It is the engine that pulls or pushes railway cars along tracks.

  2. Adjective:

    • Relating to or effecting locomotion: Pertaining to the act or power of moving from place to place.
    • (Informal/humorous) Characterized by travel or movement: Describing a person or thing that is constantly on the move.
Usage and Examples

  • Noun:

    • The steam locomotive chugged out of the station, pulling a long line of freight cars.
    • Modern electric locomotives are much quieter and more efficient than their diesel counterparts.

  • Adjective:

    • The locomotive power of the muscles enables movement. (Relating to locomotion)
    • In our locomotive age, people are constantly traveling for work. (Informal: characterized by movement)
Advanced Usage
  • "Locomotive" as a central driving force: Used metaphorically to describe something that provides the main impetus or driving energy for a process or organization.
    • The new factory became the economic locomotive for the entire region.
Variants and Related Words
  • Locomotion (n): The act or power of moving from place to place.
    • Bipedal locomotion is a key characteristic of humans.
  • Locomotor (adj): Of or relating to locomotion.
    • The patient has impaired locomotor skills.
Synonyms
  • Engine (n): A machine that converts energy into motion, often used interchangeably with 'locomotive' in a railway context.
  • Train engine (n): Another term for a locomotive.
Antonyms
  • Carriage / Coach (n): A passenger car in a train, which is pulled by a locomotive but lacks its own motive power.
  • Wagon / Freight car (n): A vehicle for transporting goods, typically unpowered and part of a train pulled by a locomotive.
locomotive

A large black locomotive pulls a long line of freight cars along a railroad track.

Adjective
  1. of or relating to locomotion
Noun
  1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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