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electric locomotives

electric locomotives is the plural of electric locomotive.

Meaning of electric locomotive

Noun

electric locomotive (plural electric locomotives)

  1. A locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.
    Synonyms:
    electric engine

Questions about electric locomotives

What is electric locomotives the plural of?
Electric locomotives is the plural of electric locomotive.

Words near electric locomotives in the dictionary

  1. electric light bugs
  2. electric lights
  3. electric lock pick
  4. electric lock picks
  5. electric locomotive
  6. electric locomotives
  7. electric main
  8. electric mains
  9. electric meter
  10. electric meters
  11. electric motor

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