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Definition of locomotive
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of locomotive is as below...
Locomotive
(a.)
Moving
from place to
place;
changing
place,
or able to
change
place;
as, a
locomotive
animal..
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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..
Hostler
::
Hostler
(n.) The
person
who takes
charge
of a
locomotive
when it is left by the
engineer
after a trip.
Cowcatxjer
::
Cowcatxjer
(n.) A
strong
inclined
frame,
usually
of
wrought-iron
bars, in front of a
locomotive
engine,
for
catching
or
throwing
off
obstructions
on a
railway,
as
cattle;
the
pilot..
Cowl
::
Cowl (n.) A wire cap for the
smokestack
of a
locomotive.
Derail
::
Derail
(v. t.) To cause to run off from the rails of a
railroad,
as a
locomotive..
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..
Wood
::
Wood (v. t.) To
supply
with wood, or get
supplies
of wood for; as, to wood a
steamboat
or a
locomotive..
Regulator
::
Regulator
(n.) A
contrivance
for
regulating
and
controlling
motion,
as: (a) The lever or index in a
watch,
which
controls
the
effective
length
of the
hairspring,
and thus
regulates
the
vibrations
of the
balance.
(b) The
governor
of a steam
engine.
(c) A valve for
controlling
the
admission
of steam to the steam
chest,
in a
locomotive..
Water Crane
::
Water crane () A
goose-neck
apparatus
for
supplying
water from an
elevated
tank, as to the
tender
of a
locomotive..
Locomotive
::
Locomotive
(a.) Used in
producing
motion;
as, the
locomotive
organs
of an
animal..
Locomotive
::
Locomotive
(n.) A
locomotive
engine;
a
self-propelling
wheel
carriage,
especially
one which bears a steam
boiler
and one or more steam
engines
which
communicate
motion
to the
wheels
and thus
propel
the
carriage,
-- used to
convey
goods or
passengers,
or to draw
wagons,
railroad
cars, etc. See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Pilot
::
Pilot (n.) The
cowcatcher
of a
locomotive.
Tender
::
Tender
(n.) A car
attached
to a
locomotive,
for
carrying
a
supply
of fuel and
water..
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..
Torpedo
::
Torpedo
(n.) A kind of
detonating
cartridge
or shell
placed
on a rail, and
exploded
when
crushed
under the
locomotive
wheels,
-- used as an alarm
signal..
Driver
::
Driver
(n.) The
driving
wheel of a
locomotive.
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..
Quartering
::
Quartering
(a.) At right
angles,
as the
cranks
of a
locomotive,
which are in
planes
forming
a right angle with each
other..
Dolly
::
Dolly (n.) A
compact,
narrow-gauge
locomotive
used for
moving
construction
trains,
switching,
etc..
Cilia
::
Cilia (n. pl.)
Small,
generally
microscopic,
vibrating
appendages
lining
certain
organs,
as the air
passages
of the
higher
animals,
and in the lower
animals
often
covering
also the whole or a part of the
exterior.
They are also found on some
vegetable
organisms.
In the
Infusoria,
and many
larval
forms,
they are
locomotive
organs..
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