DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A locomotive driven by a diesel engine

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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)