"diesel locomotive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diesel locomotives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diesel locomotive (plural diesel locomotives)
  1. (rail transport) a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, probably the most common type of locomotive today. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: diesel (english: less specific), diesel engine (english: locomotive), diesel loco Translations (type of locomotive): dieselveturi (Finnish), קַטַּר דִּיזֶל (katar dizel) [masculine] (Hebrew), diesellok [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-diesel_locomotive-en-noun-EkBFTPJU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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