noun
a locomotive powered by a steam engine
• Hypernyms: ↑locomotive, ↑engine, ↑locomotive engine, ↑railway locomotive
• Part Meronyms: ↑firebox, ↑steam engine
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noun : a locomotive using as motive power steam that is usually self-generated in the locomotive's own boiler by the combustion of fuel (as coal or oil)
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a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives. See table under Whyte classification.
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steam locomotive noun
A self-propelled steam engine and boiler mounted on a wheeled frame, such as a railway engine
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Main Entry: ↑steam
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steam locomotive,
a locomotive that moves by means of steam generated in its own boiler.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.