Meanings
nounelectric locomotive (plural electric locomotives)
plural electric locomotives
- rail transportA locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.
Synonyms: electric engine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.
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Bulgarian електри́чески локомоти́в
- електри́чески локомоти́в (elektríčeski lokomotív)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Chinese Mandarin 電力機車 /电力机车
- 電力機車 /电力机车 (diànlì jīchē)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Czech elektrická lokomotiva
- elektrická lokomotivalocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Danish ellokomotiv
- ellokomotivlocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Estonian elektrivedur
- elektrivedurlocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Finnish sähköveturi
- sähköveturilocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
French locomotive électrique
- locomotive électriquelocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
German Elektrolokomotive, Elektrolok
- Elektrolokomotivelocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
- Elektroloklocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Hungarian villamosmozdony
- villamosmozdonylocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Italian locomotiva elettrica
- locomotiva elettricalocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Japanese 電気機関車
- 電気機関車 (denki kikansha)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Korean 전기 기관차
- 전기 기관차 (jeon'gi gigwancha)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Polish elektrowóz, lokomotywa elektryczna
- elektrowózlocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
- lokomotywa elektrycznalocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Romanian locomotivă electrică
- locomotivă electricălocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Russian электрово́з
- электрово́з (elektrovóz)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Slovak elektrický rušeň
- elektrický rušeňlocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Swedish ellok
- elloklocomotive with its motors powered by electricity
Ukrainian електрово́з, електротя́г
- електрово́з (elektrovóz)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
- електротя́г (elektrotjáh)locomotive with its motors powered by electricity
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electric locomotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20locomotive
MLA
“electric locomotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20locomotive. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric locomotive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20locomotive.
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