Noun: locomotive engine ,low-ku'mow-tiv 'en-jun
- A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
"The steam locomotive engine pulled into the station";
- locomotive, engine, railway locomotive [Brit, Cdn], railroad locomotive [N. Amer], loco [informal]
Derived forms: locomotive engines
Type of: self-propelled vehicle
Part of: railroad train [N. Amer], railway train [Brit, Cdn], train
Encyclopedia: Locomotive engine