Locomotive
noun
A vehicle that is powered by steam, diesel, or electricity and is used to pull or push trains.
The old locomotive is still operational and gives rides to tourists during the summer.
Often appears as...
- steam locomotive
- diesel locomotive
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Technical
adjective
Relating to movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
The robotic arm has locomotive abilities, it can rotate and move in all directions.
Often appears as...
- locomotive function
- locomotive abilities
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Academic
noun
A vehicle that is powered by steam, diesel, or electricity and is used to pull or push trains.
The old locomotive is still operational and gives rides to tourists during the summer.
Often appears as...
- steam locomotive
- diesel locomotive
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Relating to movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
The robotic arm has locomotive abilities, it can rotate and move in all directions.
Often appears as...
- locomotive function
- locomotive abilities
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Mode Specific
Know that 'locomotive' specifies by what means it moves: steam, diesel, or electric.
The museum features a steam locomotive from the 1800s.
Pro Tip 2/3Primary Function
'Locomotive' refers to its role in transporting: pulling or pushing train cars.
The diesel locomotive pushed the cargo wagons up the steep incline.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Charm
Old locomotives are cultural artifacts and can evoke a sense of history.
The vintage locomotive at the fairgrounds is a true testament to early rail travel.
Pro Tip 1/3Mode Specific
Know that 'locomotive' specifies by what means it moves: steam, diesel, or electric.
The museum features a steam locomotive from the 1800s.
Pro Tip 2/3Primary Function
'Locomotive' refers to its role in transporting: pulling or pushing train cars.
The diesel locomotive pushed the cargo wagons up the steep incline.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Charm
Old locomotives are cultural artifacts and can evoke a sense of history.
The vintage locomotive at the fairgrounds is a true testament to early rail travel.
Pro Tip 1/3Mode Specific
Know that 'locomotive' specifies by what means it moves: steam, diesel, or electric.
The museum features a steam locomotive from the 1800s.
Pro Tip 2/3Primary Function
'Locomotive' refers to its role in transporting: pulling or pushing train cars.
The diesel locomotive pushed the cargo wagons up the steep incline.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Charm
Old locomotives are cultural artifacts and can evoke a sense of history.
The vintage locomotive at the fairgrounds is a true testament to early rail travel.
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
the analytical engine. Now, just to give you an idea of this, this is a view from above. Every one of these circles is a cog, a stack of cogs, and this thing is as big as a steam locomotive. So as I go through this talk, I want you to imagine this gigantic machine. We heard those wonderful sounds of what this thing would have sounded like.
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Bill Gross: Great ideas...
Those were major breakthroughs. All of the improvements he made -- and it's justifiable that our measure of energy, the watt, today is named after him. So we looked at this engine, and this had some potential. Steam engines are dangerous, and they had tremendous impact on the world -- industrial revolution and ships and locomotives.
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The greatest machine...
now just to give you an idea this is this is a view from above every one of these circles is a car a stack of cogs and this thing is as big as a steam locomotive so as I go through this talk I want you to imagine this gigantic machine we heard there's wonderful sounds of what this thing does sound like and I'm going to take you
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4 Adorable Animals That...
like as well aren't they they really are so tell us a bit about your crown lemurs that with now surrounded by ambitious with me and well we've got a full crown lemurs at the moment we've got mum and dad say this one over here is loco he's
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Job Security in an...
now. We'd always had ups and downs in the locomotive business. There was layoffs sometimes. But then, they would call people back. But this time, it really looks like it's going downhill, and it's not going to come back up.
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Marco Annunziata:...
reactive and social. It's jet engines, locomotives, gas turbines, medical devices, communicating seamlessly with each other and with us. It's a world where information itself becomes intelligent and comes to us
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Lemn Sissay: A child of...
being an expert does in no way make you right in light of the truth. If you're in care, legally the government is your parent, loco parentis.
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Tidal Wave PIPE National...
with a force like a locomotive the wave sweeps dozens away instantly
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Tidal Wave PIPE National...
with a force like a locomotive the wave sweeps dozens away instantly
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Annual Wave PIPE National...
with a force like a locomotive the wave sweeps dozens away instantly
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
the analytical engine. Now, just to give you an idea of this, this is a view from above. Every one of these circles is a cog, a stack of cogs, and this thing is as big as a steam locomotive. So as I go through this talk, I want you to imagine this gigantic machine. We heard those wonderful sounds of what this thing would have sounded like.
Video examples
Bill Gross: Great ideas...
Those were major breakthroughs. All of the improvements he made -- and it's justifiable that our measure of energy, the watt, today is named after him. So we looked at this engine, and this had some potential. Steam engines are dangerous, and they had tremendous impact on the world -- industrial revolution and ships and locomotives.
Video examples
The greatest machine...
now just to give you an idea this is this is a view from above every one of these circles is a car a stack of cogs and this thing is as big as a steam locomotive so as I go through this talk I want you to imagine this gigantic machine we heard there's wonderful sounds of what this thing does sound like and I'm going to take you
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
like as well aren't they they really are so tell us a bit about your crown lemurs that with now surrounded by ambitious with me and well we've got a full crown lemurs at the moment we've got mum and dad say this one over here is loco he's
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Job Security in an...
now. We'd always had ups and downs in the locomotive business. There was layoffs sometimes. But then, they would call people back. But this time, it really looks like it's going downhill, and it's not going to come back up.
Video examples
Marco Annunziata:...
reactive and social. It's jet engines, locomotives, gas turbines, medical devices, communicating seamlessly with each other and with us. It's a world where information itself becomes intelligent and comes to us
Video examples
Lemn Sissay: A child of...
being an expert does in no way make you right in light of the truth. If you're in care, legally the government is your parent, loco parentis.
Video examples
Tidal Wave PIPE National...
with a force like a locomotive the wave sweeps dozens away instantly
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Tidal Wave PIPE National...
with a force like a locomotive the wave sweeps dozens away instantly
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Annual Wave PIPE National...
with a force like a locomotive the wave sweeps dozens away instantly
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Caroline Lucas
British Politician
It used to be said that war was the locomotive of history, with its power to accelerate change. The coronavirus crisis has that same power. It has already shown us who we really are, and how there is much more than unites than divides us. It has shown how governments need to work with their citizens to overcome threats or challenges.
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Henry Spencer
Canadian Scientist
Trying to build a spaceship by making an aeroplane fly faster and higher is like trying to build an aeroplane by making locomotives faster and lighter - with a lot of effort, perhaps you could get something that more or less works, but it really isn't the right way to proceed.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
One of my earliest memories of something that caught my attention was of a steam locomotive. I guess mainly because they have so many moving parts that are out in the open. You can watch the valves moving back and forth - the driving rods.
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Jeremy Grantham
British Businessman
Market timing, by the way, is a tag some buy-and-hold investors use to put down anything that involves using your brain. These are the same people who like to watch the locomotive coming and get run down in the name of discipline.
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Jan Egeland
Norwegian Public Servant
In a world full of competing emergencies and disasters, it really helps if there is an international locomotive that can help us bring attention - help us bring resources.
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Jamie S. Miller
American Businessman
We used to take a used locomotive engine, tear it down, rebuild it, and put it back out there. We treated all the engines the same.
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John Moody
American Businessman
Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.
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Joe Perry
American Musician
Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive.
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John Ericsson
Swedish Inventor
Mode of providing steam power to locomotives.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
Revolutions are the locomotives of history.
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Caroline Lucas
British Politician
It used to be said that war was the locomotive of history, with its power to accelerate change. The coronavirus crisis has that same power. It has already shown us who we really are, and how there is much more than unites than divides us. It has shown how governments need to work with their citizens to overcome threats or challenges.
Quote examples
Henry Spencer
Canadian Scientist
Trying to build a spaceship by making an aeroplane fly faster and higher is like trying to build an aeroplane by making locomotives faster and lighter - with a lot of effort, perhaps you could get something that more or less works, but it really isn't the right way to proceed.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
One of my earliest memories of something that caught my attention was of a steam locomotive. I guess mainly because they have so many moving parts that are out in the open. You can watch the valves moving back and forth - the driving rods.
Quote examples
Jeremy Grantham
British Businessman
Market timing, by the way, is a tag some buy-and-hold investors use to put down anything that involves using your brain. These are the same people who like to watch the locomotive coming and get run down in the name of discipline.
Quote examples
Jan Egeland
Norwegian Public Servant
In a world full of competing emergencies and disasters, it really helps if there is an international locomotive that can help us bring attention - help us bring resources.
Quote examples
Jamie S. Miller
American Businessman
We used to take a used locomotive engine, tear it down, rebuild it, and put it back out there. We treated all the engines the same.
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John Moody
American Businessman
Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.
Quote examples
Joe Perry
American Musician
Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive.
Quote examples
John Ericsson
Swedish Inventor
Mode of providing steam power to locomotives.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
Revolutions are the locomotives of history.
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