noun
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
• Syn: ↑locomotive, ↑engine, ↑locomotive engine
• Hypernyms: ↑self-propelled vehicle
• Hyponyms:
↑choo-choo, ↑diesel locomotive, ↑dinky, ↑dinkey, ↑electric locomotive, ↑iron horse, ↑pilot engine, ↑shunter, ↑steam locomotive, ↑switch engine, ↑donkey engine, ↑tank engine, ↑tank locomotive, ↑traction engine
• Member Holonyms: ↑train, ↑railroad train
• Part Meronyms: ↑fender, ↑buffer, ↑cowcatcher, ↑pilot, ↑footplate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.