steam locomotive

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

In the 1970s, he designed the iconic cartoon steam locomotive that welcomed viewers every week to “Soul Train.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

These farewell stamps will show the steam locomotive, built in 1923 and running between London and Edinburgh, in settings including North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Berwick-on-Tweed and Victoria Station in London.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

The Oklahoma trip takes you back to the Dust Bowl on a steam locomotive during the Depression.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

Step back in time and ride the rails aboard the Northwest Railway Museum’s steam train powered by steam locomotive Northern Pacific 924 at various times Oct. 2-3.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021

Farther off, whales blew jets of water from their blowholes like smoke from the smokestack of a Bloomer steam locomotive.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood