What does steam locomotive mean?
steam locomotive
Plural: steam locomotives
Synonyms: steam engine
Definition
A railway engine driven by steam from a coal-fired boiler, which pulls the carriages of a train.
Example sentences
A bunch of retired railroad workers spent eleven years restoring that steam engine, and now it runs every summer.
Every time the steam locomotive whistled, our youngest burst into tears.
Every time the steam locomotive whistled, our youngest burst into tears.
They let me ride in the cab of the steam locomotive and stoke the fire for a few minutes — my arms ached for a week.