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Steam locomotive   /stim lˌoʊkəmˈoʊtɪv/   Listen
Steam locomotive

noun
1.
A locomotive powered by a steam engine.





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"Steam locomotive" Quotes from Famous Books



... delights in knowledge, and the individual who knows how to construct a steam locomotive finds a thrill of satisfaction in the possession of that ability. So does he who can arrange and construct any piece of mechanism, any domestic tool. That feeling of gratification at the accomplishment of his plans accompanies man to the ...
— Strange Visitors • Henry J. Horn
... the New Jersey Legislature were farmers. The management of the Camden and Amboy Railroad was anxious to give these gentlemen and other prominent citizens an opportunity to examine a steam locomotive at work and to ride in ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 • Various
... When the steam locomotive succeeded horse-power, however, there followed an era of railway development that in a few years revolutionized the carrying trade in the thickly settled parts of the United States and Europe. Short, independent lines were constructed without any reference whatever to the natural movement ...
— Commercial Geography - A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges • Jacques W. Redway


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