RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does railway locomotive mean?
• RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
The noun RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE has 1 sense:
1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Familiarity information: RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive; engine
Hypernyms ("railway locomotive" is a kind of...):
self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)
Meronyms (parts of "railway locomotive"):
buffer; cowcatcher; fender; pilot (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
footplate (the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "railway locomotive"):
choo-choo (a child's word for locomotive)
traction engine (steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks)
tank engine; tank locomotive (a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed)
donkey engine; switch engine (a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard)
steam locomotive (a locomotive powered by a steam engine)
shunter (a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips)
pilot engine (a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track)
iron horse ((c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive)
electric locomotive (a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor)
dinkey; dinky (a small locomotive)
diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)
Holonyms ("railway locomotive" is a member of...):
railroad train; train (public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive)
