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locomotive

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) locomotive (adjective)
  2. 2) locomotive (noun)
  3. locomotive engineer (noun)
  4. locomotive works (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  5. compound locomotive (noun)
  6. crab locomotive (noun)
  7. crab reel locomotive (noun)
  8. diesel-electric locomotive (noun)
  9. electric locomotive (noun)
  10. fireless locomotive (noun)
  11. four-coupled locomotive (noun)
  12. gas turbine locomotive (noun)
  13. six-coupled locomotive (noun)
  14. steam locomotive (noun)
  15. steam storage locomotive (noun)
  16. steam-turbine locomotive (noun)
  17. tank locomotive (noun)
  18. total adhesion locomotive (noun)
  19. trolley locomotive (noun)
  20. turbine-electric locomotive (noun)
  21. turbine locomotive (noun)

1lo·co·mo·tive

adj \ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-tiv\

Definition of LOCOMOTIVE

1
: locomotory
2
: of or relating to travel
3
: of, relating to, or being a machine that moves about by operation of its own mechanism
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Examples of LOCOMOTIVE

  1. the locomotive ability of spiders

First Known Use of LOCOMOTIVE

1612

Rhymes with LOCOMOTIVE

automotive

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