locomotive
Senso (Inglese)
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- The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- A traction engine.
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- Any of various early road vehicles, steam-powered, etc., forerunners of the modern car.
- A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
Sinonimi
locomotive engine
railway locomotive
power-driven
railway engine
mechanically-operated
iron moshe
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”) (see motive). In the rail transport sense, ellipsis of locomotive (steam) engine, attested from 1814.
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