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US/ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.tɪv/
UK/ˌləʊ.kəˈməʊ.tɪv/
the heavy vehicle at the front of a train that has the engine and moves the whole train
In context
An old steam locomotive is on display at Da Lat railway station.
The diesel locomotive pulled twelve carriages slowly up the mountain.
Tourism has become the locomotive of the island's economy.
Words that go with locomotive
adjective + noun
- steam locomotiveChildren waved as the steam locomotive puffed into the station.
- electric locomotiveThe new line will use electric locomotives built in Europe.
- first locomotiveThe first locomotive arrived in Saigon in the 1880s.
noun + noun
- diesel locomotiveMost freight in the country is pulled by diesel locomotives.
- locomotive engineThe locomotive engine broke down halfway up the pass.