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locomotive

[loh-kuh-moh-tiv] / ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tɪv /
NOUN
machine moving vehicle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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We watched candle-dipping artisans at work with wide eyes, heard the screaming whistle of the authentic steam locomotive train, and perused each room of the Dolly Parton Experience museum with glee.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The locomotive was pulling the wagons from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Theale, near Reading, when the derailment occurred.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The public isn’t generally allowed to touch the locomotive, but the crew makes exceptions during stops.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

More than one analyst thinks it’s oversold and that a reversal is coming with buying from central banks the chief locomotive for any move upwards.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

He was moving his back foot behind him and trying not to eye the gap down the right-field line big enough to run an eight-wheel locomotive through.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

In August alone, some 40 locomotives were attacked across Ukraine, Pertsovsky told AFP in a telephone interview.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

But Langer said she believes diesel engines will eventually be replaced, in much the same way diesel-electric locomotives replaced steam engines last century.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

"A new season is beginning: Italy has a leading role, it wants to be one of the locomotives of the EU," he said.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

Network Rail said snow patrol locomotives had been running on the Highland Main Line, Aberdeen-Inverness and Far North Lines but said the weather and road conditions for its response teams were treacherous.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

Half a dozen locomotives stood in the trainyard exhaling steam into the already-yellow sky.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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