locomotive
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/
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[edit] Noun
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locomotive (plural locomotives)
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself, but pulls the coaches or rail cars or wagons.
- (rare) A traction engine
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports. (i.e. The United States).
[edit] Usage notes
Sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for train.
[edit] Translations
self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails
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[edit] Etymology
Pertaining to movement from French locomotif (feminine locomotive), from Latin loco from a place (ablativus of locus place) + Vulgar Latin motivus moving (see motive)
[edit] Adjective
locomotive (comparative more locomotive, superlative most locomotive)
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- of or relating to locomotion
- of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself
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[edit] French
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locomotive f. (plural locomotives)
[edit] Italian
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locomotive f.
- Plural form of locomotiva.