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engine cleaner

engine cleaner noun: an employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.

Noun

engine cleaner (plural engine cleaners)

  1. (UK, dated) An employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.
    • Driver Langdale entered the service of the L.N.W.R. as an engine cleaner at Camden on April 25, 1898, at the age of 17, and has been stationed in the London area ever since.1943 September and October, “Top Link Drivers”, in Railway Magazine, page 293

Forms of engine cleaner

pluralengine cleaners

Questions about engine cleaner

What does engine cleaner mean?
Engine cleaner means an employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.
What part of speech is engine cleaner?
Engine cleaner is a noun.
What is the plural of engine cleaner?
The plural of engine cleaner is engine cleaners.

Words near engine cleaner in the dictionary

  1. engine bay
  2. engine bays
  3. engine block
  4. engine blocks
  5. engine braking
  6. engine cleaner
  7. engine cleaners
  8. engine compartment
  9. engine compartments
  10. engine diaper
  11. engine diapers

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