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locomotive
(mass) | locomotive
- lokomotíva |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brož |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,lokomotivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,pohybový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,samohybný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
Locomotion.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
change place; as, a locomotive animal.
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2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.
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locomotive
(wn) | locomotive
adj 1: of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotive,
locomotor]
n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, {railway
locomotive}] |
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locomotive
(mass) | locomotive
- lokomotíva |
diesel locomotive
(encz) | diesel locomotive, n: |
diesel-electric locomotive
(encz) | diesel-electric locomotive, n: |
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
(encz) | diesel-hydraulic locomotive, n: |
electric locomotive
(encz) | electric locomotive, n: |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,lokomotivní adj: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,pohybový adj: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,samohybný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
locomotive engine
(encz) | locomotive engine, n: |
locomotive engineer
(encz) | locomotive engineer, n: |
locomotives
(encz) | locomotives,lokomotivy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
railway locomotive
(encz) | railway locomotive, n: |
steam locomotive
(encz) | steam locomotive, n: |
tank locomotive
(encz) | tank locomotive, n: |
Consolidation locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotive boiler
(gcide) | Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
1. One who boils.
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2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
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Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great
variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,
evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
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3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron
plates riveted together, or a composite structure
variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving
engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
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Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.
Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a
covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.
Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as
plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and
tubular boilers.
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Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the
flues.
Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about
a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making
boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.
Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron
cylinder.
Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small
number of large flues, through which the heat either
passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and
sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire
box and a large number of small flues leading to the
chimney.
Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below.
Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of
sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar
to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of
the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built
up.
Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,
and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.
See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam.
Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6,
and 1st Flue.
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Locomotive car
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotive engine
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotiveness
(gcide) | Locomotiveness \Lo"co*mo`tive*ness\, Locomotivity
\Lo`co*mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. locomotivit['e].]
The power of changing place.
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Mogul locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Shifting locomotive
(gcide) | Shifting \Shift"ing\, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
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2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch.
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diesel locomotive
(wn) | diesel locomotive
n 1: a locomotive driven by a diesel engine |
diesel-electric locomotive
(wn) | diesel-electric locomotive
n 1: a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a
diesel engine [syn: diesel-electric locomotive, {diesel-
electric}] |
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
(wn) | diesel-hydraulic locomotive
n 1: a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system
powered by a diesel engine [syn: {diesel-hydraulic
locomotive}, diesel-hydraulic] |
electric locomotive
(wn) | electric locomotive
n 1: a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor |
locomotive
(wn) | locomotive
adj 1: of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotive,
locomotor]
n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, {railway
locomotive}] |
locomotive engine
(wn) | locomotive engine
n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, {railway
locomotive}] |
locomotive engineer
(wn) | locomotive engineer
n 1: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: engineer,
locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, {engine
driver}] |
railway locomotive
(wn) | railway locomotive
n 1: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
that is used to draw trains along railway tracks [syn:
locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, {railway
locomotive}] |
steam locomotive
(wn) | steam locomotive
n 1: a locomotive powered by a steam engine |
tank locomotive
(wn) | tank locomotive
n 1: a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender
is needed [syn: tank engine, tank locomotive] |
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