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ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does electric locomotive mean?
• ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
The noun ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE has 1 sense:
1. a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor
Familiarity information: ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A locomotive that is powered by an electric motor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("electric locomotive" is a kind of...):
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
Meronyms (parts of "electric locomotive"):
electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)
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