'Locomotion' definitions:

Definition of 'locomotion'

From: WordNet
noun
The power or ability to move [syn: locomotion, motive power, motivity]
noun
Self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel]

Definition of 'Locomotion'

From: GCIDE
  • Locomotion \Lo`co*mo"tion\, n. [L. locus place + motio motion: cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.]
  • 1. The act of moving from place to place. " Animal locomotion." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's; as, do the locomotion. [PJC]