diesel locomotive

English

Noun

diesel locomotive (plural diesel locomotives)

  2. (rail transport) a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric).
    Synonyms: diesel (ellipsis), diesel engine (UK), diesel loco (UK)
    Hypernyms: locomotive, engine, loco (UK) < rolling stock
    Hyponyms: diesel-electric (ellipsis), diesel-hydraulic
    Coordinate terms: electric locomotive, steam locomotive

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