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Definitions
locomotive
noun
(
railroading
) the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself
(
rare
) a traction engine
(
slang
) a cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
Translations:
Dutch: locomotief, lokomotief (
rare
)
French: locomotive
(fr)
f
German: Lokomotive
(de)
f
adjective
of or relating to locomotion
of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself
(
trans-top, cheer
)
(
trans-mid
)
(
trans-bottom
)
Etymology:
Pertaining to movement
from w:French language, French
locomotif
(feminine ), from
loco
from a place
(ablative case, ablativus of
locus
place
) + w:Vulgar Latin, Vulgar Latin
motivus
moving
(see
motive
)
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