meaning of locomotive
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; as, a locomotive animal.
2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an animal.
3. A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
4. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Related Words
locomotive | locomotive engine | locomotive engineer | locomotiveness |
