locomotive

Phonetic Respelling: [ loh-kuh-moh-tiv ]

Definition:

n. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

Sentence:

We went to see a locomotive on our field trip.

More example sentences:

We went to see a locomotive on our field trip.

Hear it

The old locomotive wheezed into the station.

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How long ago was the first locomotive built?

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The clangorous locomotive works.

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How many years ago was the first locomotive built?

Hear it

Synonyms:

engine; self-propelledvehicle; iron horse

Antonyms:

caboose

Locomotive rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • motive
  • votive
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • airmotive
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • automotive
  • locomotive
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • nonautomotive