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locomotive
[ loh-kuh-moh-tiv ]
noun
- a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
- an organized group cheer, usually led by a cheerleader, as at a football or basketball game, that begins slowly and progressively increases in speed in such a way as to suggest a steam locomotive.
- Archaic. any self-propelled vehicle.
adjective
- of or relating to locomotives.
- of, relating to, or aiding in locomotion or movement from place to place:
the locomotive powers of most animals.
- moving or traveling by means of its own mechanism or powers.
- serving to produce such movement; adapted for or used in locomotion:
locomotive organs.
- having the power of locomotion:
an animal that is locomotive at birth.
locomotive
/ ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv /
noun
- Also calledlocomotive engine a self-propelled engine driven by steam, electricity, or diesel power and used for drawing trains along railway tracks
- ( as modifier )
a locomotive works
a locomotive shed
adjective
- of or relating to locomotion
- moving or able to move, as by self-propulsion
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Derived Forms
- ˌlocoˈmotiveness, noun
- ˌlocoˈmotively, adverb
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Other Words From
- loco·motive·ly adverb
- loco·motive·ness loco·mo·tivi·ty noun
- unlo·co·motive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of locomotive1
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Example Sentences
GE claims that retrofitting can “reduce locomotive fuel costs by up to 50 %.”
When it was first introduced some 170 years ago, the locomotive ran on a domestic fuel source.
His torso was nude and his legs had been amputated by the locomotive engine.
The big, filthy blue locomotive squeals and labors along the rails.
Another time, I was shooting a locomotive and it blew up, and some of the stuff got in my air scoop, but I managed to fly it back.
The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
The south tunnel in New Street was blocked April 18, 1877, by a locomotive turning over.
Now for the second time the old man and the locomotive regarded each other.
In the innermost, Atock, our locomotive engineer, and I chummed together.
In others the arms may have been the chief locomotive organs and the feet have given steadiness.
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