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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, 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. See Illustration in
     Appendix.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
     Locomotion.]
     1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
        change place; as, a locomotive animal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
        animal.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
     Locomotion.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, 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. See Illustration in
     Appendix.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  locomotive
       adj : of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotor]
       n : a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that
           is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn: engine,
            locomotive engine, railway locomotive]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     Γαλλικά n.
     η μηχανή ενός τρένου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr locomotif)
     French n.
     (l en locomotive)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it locomotiva)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     a.
     1 Of or relating to locomotion.
     2 Of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry
  passengers or freight itself.
     3 moving, or capable of motion.
     n.
     1 (lb en rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the
  coaches or wagons.
     2 (lb en rare) A traction engine.
     3 (lb en slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a
  progressive increase in speed.
     4 (lb en archaic) Any of various early road vehicles, steam-powered,
  etc., forerunners of the modern car.
     5 (lb en economics) A country which drives the world economy by
  having a high level of imports, such as the United States.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr locomotif)
     French n.
     (l en locomotive)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it locomotiva)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr locomotif)
     French n.
     (l en locomotive)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it locomotiva)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     Ranska n.
     veturi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  locomotive
     Franska n.
     lokomotiv

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Locomotive /lˌəʊkəmˈəʊtɪv/
  القاطرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  locomotive //ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv// //ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv// 
  движещ се
  relating to locomotion

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  locomotive //ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv// //ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv// 
  локомоти́в, локомотив
  self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails