"steam locomotive" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stiːm ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/ [General-American], /stiːm ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-steam locomotive.wav Forms: steam locomotives [plural]
Etymology: From steam and locomotive. Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam locomotive (plural steam locomotives)
  1. (rail transport, historical) A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: bullgine [US, obsolete, slang], steam engine [UK], steam loco, pufferbelly [dated, informal] Derived forms: honorary steam locomotive Related terms: 🚂 Translations (locomotive powered by steam): قِطَار بُخَارِيّ (qiṭār buḵāriyy) [masculine] (Arabic), շոգեքարշ (šogekʻarš) (Armenian), parovoz (Azerbaijani), параво́з (paravóz) [masculine] (Belarusian), па́рен локомоти́в (páren lokomotív) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 蒸汽機車 (Chinese Mandarin), 蒸汽机车 (zhēngqì jīchē) (Chinese Mandarin), 蒸氣火車 (Chinese Mandarin), 蒸气火车 (Chinese Mandarin), пӑравус (păravus) (Chuvash), parní lokomotiva [feminine] (Czech), parovůz [masculine] (Czech), damplokomotiv [neuter] (Danish), stoomlocomotief (Dutch), vaporlokomotivo (Esperanto), auruvedur (Estonian), höyryveturi (Finnish), locomotive à vapeur [feminine] (French), train à vapeur [masculine] (French), locomotora a vapor [feminine] (Galician), ორთქლმავალი (ortklmavali) (Georgian), Dampflokomotive [feminine] (German), Dampflok [feminine] (German), Dampfzug [masculine] (German), Dampfross [humorous, neuter] (German), ατμομηχανή (atmomichaní) [feminine] (Greek), ατμάμαξα (atmámaxa) [feminine] (Greek), קַטַּר קִיטוֹר (katár kitór) [masculine] (Hebrew), mozdony (Hungarian), gőzmozdony (Hungarian), eimreið [feminine] (Icelandic), paravoza (Ingrian), قِطارِ بُخار (ğetâr-e boxâr) (Iranian Persian), locomotiva [feminine] (Italian), motrice [feminine] (Italian), locomotiva a vapore [feminine] (Italian), vaporiera [feminine] (Italian), 蒸気機関車 (jōki kikansha) (alt: じょうききかんしゃ) (Japanese), паровоз (parovoz) [masculine] (Kazakh), 증기 기관차 (jeunggi gigwancha) (alt: 蒸氣機關車) (Korean), паровоз (parovoz) (Kyrgyz), tvaika lokmotīve [feminine] (Latvian), garvežys [masculine] (Lithuanian), уурын хөдөлгүүр (uuryn xödölgüür) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), уурын бух тэрэг (uuryn bux tereg) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠥᠳᠡᠯᠭᠡᠭᠦᠷ (aɣur-ün ködelgegür) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ (aɣur-ün buk-a terge) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii (Navajo), damplokomotiv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), damplokomotiv [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), parowóz [masculine] (Polish), locomotiva a vapor [feminine] (Portuguese), maria-fumaça [feminine] (Portuguese), locomotivă cu abur [feminine] (Romanian), парово́з (parovóz) [masculine] (Russian), парна локомотива [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), parna lokomotiva [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), damfmaszyna [feminine] (Silesian), parný rušeň [masculine] (Slovak), parná lokomotíva [feminine] (Slovak), locomotora de vapor [feminine] (Spanish), ånglok [neuter] (Swedish), паровоз (parovoz) (Tajik), buharlı lokomotif (Turkish), parowoz (Turkmen), парово́з (parovóz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), паротя́г (parotjáh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), پاراۋوز (parawoz) (Uyghur), parovoz (Uzbek)
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          "word": "bullgine"
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          "word": "steam engine"
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          "roman": "qiṭār buḵāriyy",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "word": "قِطَار بُخَارِيّ"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "šogekʻarš",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "շոգեքարշ"
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "páren lokomotív",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "па́рен локомоти́в"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "蒸汽機車"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhēngqì jīchē",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "蒸汽机车"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "蒸氣火車"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "蒸气火车"
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          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "roman": "păravus",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "parní lokomotiva"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "word": "parovůz"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "damplokomotiv"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "stoomlocomotief"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "vaporlokomotivo"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "auruvedur"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "höyryveturi"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "locomotive à vapeur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "train à vapeur"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "locomotora a vapor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ortklmavali",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "ორთქლმავალი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Dampflokomotive"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Dampflok"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Dampfzug"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "humorous",
            "neuter"
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          "word": "Dampfross"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "atmomichaní",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ατμομηχανή"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "atmámaxa",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "ατμάμαξα"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "katár kitór",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "קַטַּר קִיטוֹר"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "eimreið"
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "paravoza"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "locomotiva"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "motrice"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "locomotiva a vapore"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "vaporiera"
        },
        {
          "alt": "じょうききかんしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōki kikansha",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "蒸気機関車"
        },
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "parovoz",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "word": "증기 기관차"
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "парово́з"
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "ånglok"
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          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "parovoz",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "code": "tr",
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          "word": "buharlı lokomotif"
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          "lang": "Turkmen",
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "parotjáh",
          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
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          "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
          "word": "پاراۋوز"
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "蒸汽機車"
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "蒸汽机车"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "蒸氣火車"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "蒸气火车"
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "auruvedur"
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      "word": "höyryveturi"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "train à vapeur"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "locomotora a vapor"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ortklmavali",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "ორთქლმავალი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ατμομηχανή"
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      "code": "is",
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      "word": "motrice"
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      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "蒸気機関車"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "parovoz",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "паровоз"
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      "alt": "蒸氣機關車",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeunggi gigwancha",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "증기 기관차"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "parovoz",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "паровоз"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tvaika lokmotīve"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "uuryn xödölgüür",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
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        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "damplokomotiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "damplokomotiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "ğetâr-e boxâr",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "قِطارِ بُخار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parowóz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "locomotiva a vapor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maria-fumaça"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "locomotivă cu abur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "parovóz",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парово́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "парна локомотива"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parna lokomotiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "szl",
      "lang": "Silesian",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "damfmaszyna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parný rušeň"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parná lokomotíva"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "locomotora de vapor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ånglok"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "parovoz",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "паровоз"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "buharlı lokomotif"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "parowoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "parovóz",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парово́з"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "parotjáh",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паротя́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "parawoz",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "پاراۋوز"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "locomotive powered by steam",
      "word": "parovoz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steam locomotive"
}

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