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Definition of locomotive
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Locomotive
(a.)
Moving
from place to
place;
changing
place,
or able to
change
place;
as, a
locomotive
animal..
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Derail
::
Derail
(v. t.) To cause to run off from the rails of a
railroad,
as a
locomotive..
Gusset
::
Gusset
(n.) A kind of
bracket,
or
angular
piece of iron,
fastened
in the
angles
of a
structure
to give
strength
or
stiffness;
esp., the part
joining
the
barrel
and the fire box of a
locomotive
boiler..
Foot
::
Foot (n.) The
muscular
locomotive
organ of a
mollusk.
It is a
median
organ
arising
from the
ventral
region
of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in
snails.
See
Illust.
of
Buccinum..
Union
::
Union (n.) A joint or other
connection
uniting
parts of
machinery,
or the like, as the
elastic
pipe of a
tender
connecting
it with the feed pipe of a
locomotive
engine;
especially,
a pipe
fitting
for
connecting
pipes,
or pipes and
fittings,
in such a way as to
facilitate
disconnection..
Smokestack
::
Smokestack
(n.) A
chimney;
esp., a pipe
serving
as a
chimney,
as the pipe which
carries
off the smoke of a
locomotive,
the
funnel
of a steam
vessel,
etc..
Steamer
::
Steamer
(n.) A road
locomotive
for use on
common
roads,
as in
agricultural
operations..
Stoker
::
Stoker
(v. t.) One who is
employed
to tend a
furnace
and
supply
it with fuel,
especially
the
furnace
of a
locomotive
or of a
marine
steam
boiler;
also, a
machine
for
feeding
fuel to a
fire..
Wheel
::
Wheel (n.) A
circular
frame
turning
about an axis; a
rotating
disk,
whether
solid,
or a frame
composed
of an outer rim,
spokes
or
radii,
and a
central
hub or nave, in which is
inserted
the axle, -- used for
supporting
and
conveying
vehicles,
in
machinery,
and for
various
purposes;
as, the wheel of a
wagon,
of a
locomotive,
of a mill, of a
watch,
etc..
Frame
::
Frame (n.) The
skeleton
structure
which
supports
the
boiler
and
machinery
of a
locomotive
upon its
wheels.
Locomotiveness
::
Locomotiveness
(n.) Alt. of
Locomotivit.
Hostler
::
Hostler
(n.) The
person
who takes
charge
of a
locomotive
when it is left by the
engineer
after a trip.
Endopodite
::
Endopodite
(n.) The
internal
or
principal
branch
of the
locomotive
appendages
of
Crustacea.
See
Maxilliped.
Headlight
::
Headlight
(n.) A
light,
with a
powerful
reflector,
placed
at the head of a
locomotive,
or in front of it, to throw light on the track at
night,
or in going
through
a dark
tunnel..
Tender
::
Tender
(n.) A car
attached
to a
locomotive,
for
carrying
a
supply
of fuel and
water..
Equipment
::
Equipment
(n.)
Whatever
is used in
equipping;
necessaries
for an
expedition
or
voyage;
the
collective
designation
for the
articles
comprising
an
outfit;
equipage;
as, a
railroad
equipment
(locomotives,
cars, etc. ; for
carrying
on
business);
horse
equipments;
infantry
equipments;
naval
equipments;
laboratory
equipments..
Gearing
::
Gearing
(n.) The parts by which
motion
imparted
to one
portion
of an
engine
or
machine
is
transmitted
to
another,
considered
collectively;
as, the valve
gearing
of
locomotive
engine;
belt
gearing;
esp., a train of
wheels
for
transmitting
and
varying
motion
in
machinery..
Siphon
::
Siphon
(n.) The
tubular
organ
through
which water is
ejected
from the gill
cavity
of a
cephaloid.
It
serves
as a
locomotive
organ,
by
guiding
and
confining
the jet of
water.
Called
also
siphuncle.
See
Illust.
under
Loligo,
and
Dibranchiata..
Dummy
::
Dummy (n.) A
locomotive
with
condensing
engines,
and,
hence,
without
the noise of
escaping
steam;
also, a dummy car..
Link Motion
::
Link
motion
() A valve gear,
consisting
of two
eccentrics
with their rods,
giving
motion
to a slide valve by an
adjustable
connecting
bar,
called
the link, in such a way that the
motion
of the
engine
can be
reversed,
or the
cut-off
varied,
at will; -- used very
generally
in
locomotives
and
marine
engines..
Breastbeam
::
Breastbeam
(n.) The front
transverse
beam of a
locomotive.
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