tank engine
tank locomotive
noun
a steam locomotive that carries its water supply in tanks mounted around its boiler
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Long gone was the phenom, replaced by Tomic “The tank engine.”
Tennis Bad Boy Bernard Tomic: The Next Roger Federer? | Sujay Kumar | January 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe company also has a line of apps featuring Curious George, Thomas the tank engine and Sesame Street.
Do Tablet Apps and Ebooks Spell the End of Pop-Up Books? | Zachary Sniderman | January 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe engine, which is an all-coupled six wheel tank engine, weighs 48½ tons in working order, it has cylinders 18 in.
Its weight but slightly exceeded three tons, and it was a “tank engine,” carrying its own fuel and water at B.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. Thurston
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