Locomotive
Lo´co`mo`tive
| a. | 1. | Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change place; | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Used in producing motion; | |||||||||||||
| n. | 1. | 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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| Noun | 1. |  locomotive - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
| Adj. | 1. | locomotive - of or relating to locomotion Synonyms: locomotor |