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diesel locomotive

diesel locomotive noun: a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric).

diesel locomotive: a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric)
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Noun

diesel locomotive (plural diesel locomotives)

  1. a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric).

Synonyms of diesel locomotive

Forms of diesel locomotive

pluraldiesel locomotives

Questions about diesel locomotive

What does diesel locomotive mean?
Diesel locomotive means a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric).
What part of speech is diesel locomotive?
Diesel locomotive is a noun.
What is the plural of diesel locomotive?
The plural of diesel locomotive is diesel locomotives.

Words near diesel locomotive in the dictionary

  1. diesel generator
  2. diesel generators
  3. diesel knock
  4. diesel laundering
  5. diesel loco
  6. diesel locomotive
  7. diesel locomotives
  8. diesel locos
  9. diesel motor
  10. diesel motors
  11. diesel multiple unit

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