locomotive engine

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

locomotive engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks locomotive, railway locomotive, engine choo-choo - a child's word for locomotive diesel locomotive - a locomotive driven by a diesel engine dinkey, dinky - a small locomotive 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"