steam locomotive

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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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How to use steam locomotive in a sentence

The steam locomotive that climbed the track used a large cog whose teeth mesh with a fixed chain-like groove between the track’s rails.
I Raced an E-Mountain Bike Up Mount Washington|Fred Dreier|October 28, 2021|Outside Online
The American Freedom Train, a government-sponsored restored steam locomotive, is rolling through the country hawking patriotic kitsch.
The ballad of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping|Kaleb Horton|July 23, 2021|Vox
The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
I recall seeing one copy of the paper with a picture of the first steam locomotive—a crude, amusing picture it was, too.
Paul and the Printing Press|Sara Ware Bassett

The existence of the perfected steam locomotive did not deter human ingenuity and enterprise from developing electric traction.
Inventors & Inventions|Henry Robinson
The boiler is the most important and costly part of a steam locomotive, representing one-fourth to one-third of the total cost.
The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851|John H. White
Steam-locomotive first used to haul loads on a railroad—Richard Trevethick, England, 1804.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns