"pilot engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pilot engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilot engine (plural pilot engines)
  1. A locomotive going in advance of a train to make sure that the way is clear.
    Sense id: en-pilot_engine-en-noun-SSrk2ppe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pilot engine meaning in English (0.6kB)

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