Meaning & use
Locomotive
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A self-propelled engine used to pull or push railway cars along a track.
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The steam locomotive pulled into the station right on schedule.
Engineers restored an old diesel locomotive for the museum exhibit.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, "locomotive" also describes the ability to move from place to place, as in "locomotive power."
Words with a similar meaning
enginetrain engine
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Of or relating to movement or the power to move from place to place.
Scientists studied the fish's locomotive muscles.
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