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Locomotive engine   /lˌoʊkəmˈoʊtɪv ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
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Locomotive  n.  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.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. (U.S.)
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.






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