Synonyms for locomotive

Most common

engine · loco

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

Related words

Word family

locomotiveman locomotivity

Phrases

steam locomotive diesel locomotive locomotive engineer locomotive shed road locomotive crane locomotive electric locomotive tank locomotive

Is a kind of

rolling stock

Forms

Plural

locomotives → engines, locos…

Example sentences

• engine The house was ablaze when the fire engine arrived.
• loco Some take their role as in loco parentis a little too far.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

loco²

6 letters

engine²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco² = 2 syllables).