English noun: railway locomotive |
1. | railway locomotive (artifact) a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
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| Synonyms | engine, locomotive, locomotive engine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | self-propelled vehicle |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | choo-choo, diesel locomotive, dinkey, dinky, donkey engine, electric locomotive, iron horse, pilot engine, shunter, steam locomotive, switch engine, tank engine, tank locomotive, traction engine |
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| Part holonym | buffer, cowcatcher, fender, footplate, pilot |
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| Member meronym | railroad train, train |
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