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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
locomotive
    adj 1: of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotive,
           locomotor]
    n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
         that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
         locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway
         locomotive]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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] Locomotiveness

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

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