engine driver
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Pasquale wants to apply the brakes on a train that has not only left the station but no longer is under the control of the engine driver.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2021
By 9 a.m., less than three hours later, a fire department engine driver miles away in Concow radioed to dispatch that he was trapped by the same, now exploding Camp fire, along with 20 civilians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2018
The theft was reported by homeowner John W Mitchell, an engine driver.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2015
Here, Roy, whose grandfather was a famous engine driver out of King's Cross, got his first job at the abattoir.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2012
The guard, a fat, good-humoured looking man, was talking earnestly to the engine driver.
From Lady Bountiful by George A. Birmingham
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
