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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.
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The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
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I recall seeing one copy of the paper with a picture of the first steam locomotive—a crude, amusing picture it was, too.
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The existence of the perfected steam locomotive did not deter human ingenuity and enterprise from developing electric traction.
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The boiler is the most important and costly part of a steam locomotive, representing one-fourth to one-third of the total cost.
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Steam-locomotive first used to haul loads on a railroad—Richard Trevethick, England, 1804.
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