diesel locomotive

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diesel locomotive (plural diesel locomotives)

  1. (rail transport) a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, often in a genset-like arrangement (i.e., diesel-electric).
    Synonyms: diesel (elliptical), diesel engine (UK), diesel loco
    Hypernym: locomotive
    Hyponym: diesel-electric (elliptical)
    Coordinate terms: electric locomotive, steam locomotive

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