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steam locomotive
noun
- a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.
Example Sentences
The steam locomotive that climbed the track used a large cog whose teeth mesh with a fixed chain-like groove between the track’s rails.
The American Freedom Train, a government-sponsored restored steam locomotive, is rolling through the country hawking patriotic kitsch.
The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
I recall seeing one copy of the paper with a picture of the first steam locomotive—a crude, amusing picture it was, too.
The existence of the perfected steam locomotive did not deter human ingenuity and enterprise from developing electric traction.
The boiler is the most important and costly part of a steam locomotive, representing one-fourth to one-third of the total cost.
Steam-locomotive first used to haul loads on a railroad—Richard Trevethick, England, 1804.
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