locomotive

n. engine of a train which pulls the carriages along the tracks

adj. of locomotion, of movement; serving to move or put in motion; able to move independently from one place to another, self-propelled; of or pertaining to the engine of a train; of or pertaining to travel

See also: Locomotive (Software).A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco - "from a place", ablative of "locus", "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion").A locomotive has no payload capacity of its own, and its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. In contrast, some trains have self-propelled payload-carrying vehicles. These are not normally considered locomotives, and may be referred to as multiple units or railcars. The use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but very rare for freight (see CargoSprinter). Vehicles which provide motive power to haul an unpowered train, but are not generally considered locomotives because they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
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Noun
1. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
(synonym) engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
(hypernym) self-propelled vehicle
(hyponym) choo-choo
(member-holonym) train, railroad train
(part-meronym) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot
Adjective
1. of or relating to locomotion
(synonym) locomotor
(pertainym) locomotion, travel

n. locomotive, engine of a train which pulls the carriages along the tracks, engine

adj. locomotive

n. railway engine, engine, locomotive

adj. locomotive, of locomotion, of movement