locomotive

Example Sentences

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The royal train consists of nine carriages, with different locomotives hired to pull them.

From BBC

In Oakland, strikers who had “killed” a locomotive covered it in black crepe.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a piece of infrastructure forged in the fires of the UK's industrial heritage, including the world's first inter-city passenger line, and of course Stephenson's Rocket, the original steam locomotive.

From BBC

Emergency lights switched on, but did not last, and the locomotive ground to a halt.

From BBC

Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several regions and a mobile chemical laboratory deployed to the area, according to local media.

From BBC