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Definition of locomotive
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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..
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Turntable
::
Turntable
(n.) A large
revolving
platform,
for
turning
railroad
cars,
locomotives,
etc., in a
different
direction;
--
called
also
turnplate..
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..
Cowl
::
Cowl (n.) A wire cap for the
smokestack
of a
locomotive.
Locomotive
::
Locomotive
(a.) Used in
producing
motion;
as, the
locomotive
organs
of an
animal..
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..
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..
Driver
::
Driver
(n.) The
person
who
drives
beasts
or a
carriage;
a
coachman;
a
charioteer,
etc.;
hence,
also, one who
controls
the
movements
of a
locomotive..
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..
Cab
::
Cab (n.) The
covered
part of a
locomotive,
in which the
engineer
has his
station..
Quartering
::
Quartering
(a.) At right
angles,
as the
cranks
of a
locomotive,
which are in
planes
forming
a right angle with each
other..
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..
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..
Water Crane
::
Water crane () A
goose-neck
apparatus
for
supplying
water from an
elevated
tank, as to the
tender
of a
locomotive..
Tender
::
Tender
(n.) A car
attached
to a
locomotive,
for
carrying
a
supply
of fuel and
water..
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..
Wild-cat
::
Wild-cat
(a.)
Running
without
control;
running
along the line
without
a
train;
as, a
wild-cat
locomotive..
Footboard
::
Footboard
(n.) The
platform
for the
engineer
and
fireman
of a
locomotive.
Metrograph
::
Metrograph
(n.) An
instrument
attached
to a
locomotive
for
recording
its speed and the
number
and
duration
of its
stops.
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..
Drawbar
::
Drawbar
(n.) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for
coupling
a
locomotive
to a
tender
or car..
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