'Locomotive car' definitions:

Definition of 'Locomotive car'

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