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DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diesel-hydraulic locomotive mean?
• DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
The noun DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE has 1 sense:
1. a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
Familiarity information: DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
diesel-hydraulic; diesel-hydraulic locomotive
Hypernyms ("diesel-hydraulic locomotive" is a kind of...):
diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)
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