'Locomotive' definitions:
Definition of 'locomotive'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotive, locomotor]
noun
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive]
Definition of 'Locomotive'
From: GCIDE
- Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n. A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]
- Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers.
- Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
- Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
- Mogul locomotive. See Mogul. [1913 Webster] Locomotiveness
Definition of 'Locomotive'
From: GCIDE
- Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See Locomotion.]
- 1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'locomotive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aeromechanical,
- ambulant,
- ambulative,
- ambulatory,
- automechanical,
- automobile,
- automotive,
- biomechanical,
- circuit-riding,
- expeditionary,
- globe-girdling,
- globe-trotting,
- going,
- horseless,
- itinerant,
- itinerary,
- journeying,
- locomotor,
- mechanical,
- mechanistic,
- moving,
- mundivagant,
- on tour,
- passing,
- pedestrian,
- perambulating,
- perambulatory,
- peregrinative,
- peregrine,
- peripatetic,
- pilgrimlike,
- progressing,
- self-drive,
- self-moved,
- self-moving,
- self-propelled,
- strolling,
- touring,
- touristic,
- touristy,
- transportational,
- traveling,
- trekking,
- vehicular,
- walking,
- wayfaring,
- zoomechanical
Words containing 'Locomotive'
- Locomotion,
- Locomotiveness,
- Locomotivity,
- locomote,
- Consolidation locomotive,
- Locomotive boiler,
- Locomotive car,
- Locomotive engine,
- Mogul locomotive,
- Shifting locomotive,
- diesel locomotive,
- electric locomotive,
- locomotive engineer,
- railway locomotive,
- steam locomotive,
- tank locomotive,
- diesel-electric locomotive,
- diesel-hydraulic locomotive