locomotive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: locomotive	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for locomotive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
locomotive adj of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotive, locomotor] n a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks Synonym(s): locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Locomotive \Lo"como`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See {Locomotion}.] 1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive* animal. 2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Locomotive \Lo"como`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. {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}.