lo·co·mo·tive (l  k -m t v)n. 1. A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks. 2. A driving or pulling force; an impetus: "The US could no longer serve as the locomotive for the world economy" (George Soros). adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or involved in locomotion. b. Serving to put into motion or propel forward: "It may be that the founding fathers overestimated the locomotive force of the collective and mutual self-interest" (Ian Davidson). 2. Able to move independently from place to place. 3. Of or relating to a self-propelled locomotive. 4. Of or relating to travel. [Latin loc , from a place, ablative of locus, place + Medieval Latin mt vus, causing motion; see motive.] |
locomotive [ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv]
n
(Transport / Railways)
a. Also called locomotive engine a self-propelled engine driven by steam, electricity, or diesel power and used for drawing trains along railway tracks
b. (as modifier) a locomotive shed a locomotive works
adj
1. of or relating to locomotion
2. moving or able to move, as by self-propulsion
locomotively adv
locomotiveness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  locomotive - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway trackschoo-choo - a child's word for locomotive diesel locomotive - a locomotive driven by a diesel engine electric locomotive - a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor cowcatcher, fender, buffer, pilot - an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track footplate - the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls iron horse - (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive pilot engine - a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion shunter - a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips steam locomotive - a locomotive powered by a steam engine donkey engine, switch engine - a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard tank engine, tank locomotive - a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed traction engine - steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" |
| Adj. | 1. | locomotive - of or relating to locomotion |
Translations
n locomotive [ləukəˈmoutiv]
a railway engine. lokomotief قاطِرَه локомотив lokomotiva lokomotiv die Lokomotive ατμομηχανή locomotora vedur لوکوموتیو veturi locomotive קַטָר संचलनशील lokomotiva mozdony lokomotif eimreið locomotiva 機関車 기관차 lokomotyvas lokomotīve lokomotif locomotief lokomotiv lokomotywa locomotiva locomotivă локомотив lokomotíva lokomotiva lokomotiva lokomotiv หัวรถจักร lokomotif 火車頭 локомотив; паровоз ریل کا انجن đầu máy xe lửa 机车，火车头
n locoˈmotion [-ˈməuʃən]
the process of moving from place to place. (voort)beweging; verplasing تَحَرُّك، إنْتِقال придвижване schopnost pohybu bevægelse die Fortbewegung (μετα)κίνηση locomoción liikumine نقل و انتقال liikkuminen locomotion יְכוֹלֶת תְּנוּעָה इंजन premještanje helyváltoztatás proses gerakan hreyfing locomozione 移動 이동, 전위 judėjimas pārvietošanās gerak alih voortbeweging bevegelse lokomocja locomoção locomoţie передвижение schopnosť pohybu gibanje promena mesta förflyttning, rörelse การเคลื่อนไหว hareket 旅行 пересування متحرک ہونے کی کیفیت sự vận động 旅行
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