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ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does electric locomotive mean?

• ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
The noun ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE has 1 sense:

1. a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor

Familiarity information: ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A locomotive that is powered by an electric motor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electric locomotive" is a kind of...):

engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)

Meronyms (parts of "electric locomotive"):

electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)

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