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steam loco

steam loco is the clipping of steam locomotive.

Meaning of steam locomotive

Noun

steam locomotive (plural steam locomotives)

  1. (historical) A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam.
    • Inevitably the present extent and variety of the Belgian railways will diminish, and within the space of the ten-year plan we can expect to see a modern system concentrated on the main traffic routes like its neighbour in the Netherlands, and with its last steam locomotives and wooden coaches...1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86

Forms of steam loco

pluralsteam locos

Questions about steam loco

What is steam loco the clipping of?
Steam loco is the clipping of steam locomotive.

Words near steam loco in the dictionary

  1. steam irons
  2. steam jack
  3. steam jacket
  4. steam jackets
  5. steam jacks
  6. steam loco
  7. steam locomotive
  8. steam locomotives
  9. steam locos
  10. steam lorries
  11. steam lorry

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