Definition of Locomative
Lo"co*mo`tive (?), a. [Cf. F.
locomotif. See Locomotion.] 1.
Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to change
place; as, a locomotive animal.
2. Used in producing motion; as, the
locomotive organs of an animal.
Lo"co*mo`tive (?), 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.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive
having four pairs of connected drivers. -- Locomotive
car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a
dummy engine. [U.S.] -- Locomotive engine.
Same as Locomotive, above. -- Mogul
locomotive. See Mogul.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of or relating to travel
- of a machine that moves around by operation of its own mechanism
- a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars
- a cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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