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Locomotive \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.
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{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}.
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Locomotive \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.
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2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.
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