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locomotive

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


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A bombed-out locomotive from the Korean War remains near Woljeong-ri station as a reminder of the division.

From Barron's ● Aug. 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

At every stop of its coast-to-coast tour, grown men are welling up, said Ed Dickens, Union Pacific’s chief locomotive engineer for Big Boy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

A third character was named Henry, an engine who hated the rain and was actually inspired by a real American locomotive that had gone wrong and was left in a tunnel.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Rev. Owens’s sermons started like a tiny choo-choo train and ended up like a roaring locomotive.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Of the 521 locomotives hit since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, almost 60% have been this year, according to statistics released by the company.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Strathspey Railway has a fleet of steam and diesel locomotives which are run and maintained by a mix of volunteers and a small number of paid staff.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

Switching locomotives nudged individual boxcars over the skein of temporary tracks to their destinations.

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


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