locomotive
UK/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv//ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
locomotive noun: the power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
Noun
locomotive (plural locomotives)
- The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- As on all other British Railways standard locomotives to date, the lubrication of motion pins and reversing gear is by grease nipple and gun.1953 February, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 2-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 109
- A traction engine.
- A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- Any of various early road vehicles, steam-powered, etc., forerunners of the modern car.
- A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
Adjective
locomotive (comparative more locomotive, superlative most locomotive)
locomotive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
locomotive in Hindi
- self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails
- लोकोमोटिव lokomoṭiv
locomotive in Tamil
- இடம்பெயரி, தொடருந்து பொறி, இடம் பெயர்கின்ற, இடம்பெயர்கின்ற, இடம்பெயர்பொறி, தொடர் வண்டிகள்
locomotive in Marathi
- लोकोमोटिव्ह
locomotive in Urdu
- لوکوموٹو, لوکوموٹوموٹو
More languagesFewer languages
- locomotive in Bengali
- রেল ইঞ্জিন, বাষ্পীয় ইঞ্জিন, গতিশীল
- locomotive in Telugu
- లోకోమోటివ్
- locomotive in Malayalam
- തീവണ്ടി എൻജിൻ, ചലനശക്തിയുള്ള യന്ത്രം
- locomotive in Kannada
- ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ರೈಲು, ಉಗಿಬಂಡಿ, ಚಲನ, ಚಲನಬಲದ
- locomotive in Punjabi
- ਲੋਕੋਮੋਟਿਵ, ਇੱਕ ਲੋਕੋਮੋਟਿਵ
- locomotive in Gujarati
- લોકોમોટિવ
- locomotive in Odia
- ଲୋକୋମୋଟିଭ, ଲୋକୋମୋଟିଭ୍
- locomotive in Nepali
- लोकोमोटिभ, लोकोमोटिव
- locomotive in Tagalog
- lokomotora
- locomotive in Arabic
- قَاطِرَة qāṭira
- locomotive in Malay
- lokomotif
- locomotive in Indonesian
- lokomotif
- locomotive in Thai
- รถจักร rót-jàk, หัวรถจักร
- locomotive in Vietnamese
- đầu máy
- locomotive in Myanmar
- မီးရထားခေါင်းတွဲ mi:ra.hta:hkaung:twai:
Examples of locomotive in a sentence
- The train was formed of a locomotive and a rake of six coaches.
- The power to haul the train is supplied by two huge locomotives.
- The engineer had shut the locomotive up in the shed for twenty years.
Synonyms of locomotive
Forms of locomotive
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | locomotives |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more locomotive |
| superlative | most locomotive |
Origin of locomotive
From French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814.
Words formed from locomotive
- condensing locomotive
- crane locomotive
- diesel locomotive
- electric locomotive
- loci
- locie
- locomotive engineer
- locomotiveman
- locomotive shed
- locomotive syndrome
- Meyer locomotive
- nuclear locomotive
- road locomotive
- steam locomotive
- tank locomotive
- tram locomotive
- hyperlocomotive
- hypolocomotive
- locomotiveness
- nonlocomotive
- unlocomotive
Phrases with locomotive
Questions about locomotive
- What does locomotive mean?
- Locomotive means the power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- What is locomotive in Hindi?
- Locomotive in Hindi is लोकोमोटिव (lokomoṭiv). See Locomotive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is locomotive?
- Locomotive can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce locomotive?
- Locomotive is pronounced /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/ (UK).
- What is the plural of locomotive?
- The plural of locomotive is locomotives.
Words near locomotive in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: locomotive (page history and authors); locomotive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); locomotive (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locomotive (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Locomotive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); locomotive (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locomotive (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); locomotive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); locomotive (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locomotive (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locomotive (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); locomotive (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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