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Steam locomotive   /stim lˌoʊkəmˈoʊtɪv/   Listen
Steam locomotive

noun
1.
A locomotive powered by a steam engine.





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"Steam locomotive" Quotes from Famous Books



... When the steam locomotive succeeded horse-power, however, there followed an era of railway development that in a few years revolutionized the carrying trade in the thickly settled parts of the United States and Europe. Short, independent lines were constructed without any reference whatever to the natural movement ...
— Commercial Geography - A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges • Jacques W. Redway
... the New Jersey Legislature were farmers. The management of the Camden and Amboy Railroad was anxious to give these gentlemen and other prominent citizens an opportunity to examine a steam locomotive at work and to ride in ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 • Various


Words linked to "Steam locomotive" :   engine, railway locomotive, firebox, steam engine, locomotive engine, locomotive


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