locomotive – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
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
Locomotive
A
locomotive or
engine is a
rail transport 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", and is a shortened form of the term
locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th century to distinguish between mobile and
stationary steam engines.
locomotive
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
locomotive
nf.
locomotive, engine of a train which pulls the carriages along the tracks, engine
locomotif
adj.
locomotive
locomotiva
nf.
railway engine, engine, locomotive
locomotivo
adj.
locomotive, of locomotion, of movement
