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DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diesel locomotive mean?
• DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
The noun DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE has 1 sense:
1. a locomotive driven by a diesel engine
Familiarity information: DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A locomotive driven by a diesel engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diesel locomotive" is a kind of...):
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
Meronyms (parts of "diesel locomotive"):
diesel; diesel engine; diesel motor (an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diesel locomotive"):
diesel-electric; diesel-electric locomotive (a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine)
diesel-hydraulic; diesel-hydraulic locomotive (a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine)
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