Locomotive: meaning, definitions and examples

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locomotive

 

[ หŒlษ™สŠ.kษ™หˆmษ™สŠ.tษชv ]

Context #1

transportation

A powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains.

Synonyms

engine, loco, train engine

Examples of usage

  • The locomotive chugged along the tracks.
  • The steam locomotive was a revolutionary invention in the 19th century.

Translations

Translations of the word "locomotive" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น locomotiva

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเฅ‹เค•เฅ‹เคฎเฅ‹เคŸเคฟเคต

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lokomotive

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ lokomotif

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปะพะบะพะผะพั‚ะธะฒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ lokomotywa

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฉŸ้–ข่ปŠ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท locomotive

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ locomotora

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท lokomotif

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธฐ๊ด€์ฐจ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‚ุงุทุฑุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lokomotiva

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ lokomotรญva

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ซ่ฝฆๅคด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ lokomotiva

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ eimreiรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะปะพะบะพะผะพั‚ะธะฒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒšแƒแƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lokomotiv

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ locomotora

Word origin

The word 'locomotive' comes from the Latin word 'loco' meaning 'from a place' and 'motivus' meaning 'moving'. The concept of a locomotive dates back to the early 19th century when steam engines were developed to pull trains.