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steam locomotive
noun
a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.
Example Sentences
It is a piece of infrastructure forged in the fires of the UK's industrial heritage, including the world's first inter-city passenger line, and of course Stephenson's Rocket, the original steam locomotive.
Dominating the street was a replica of an elevated train station and a steam locomotive acquired from a sugar plantation in Hawaii, where it had been used to transport workers.
A Victorian steam locomotive that has escaped being scrapped twice is back in action and pulling trains for the first time in 75 years.
Tom Cruise has described his satisfaction at a stunt sequence from the latest Mission: Impossible movie in which a replica steam locomotive was crashed into a Derbyshire quarry.
The son of a steam locomotive driver, Mr Budding joined the Royal Marines at 17.
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