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locomobile
[ loh-kuh-moh-buhl, -beel ]
adjective
- automotive; self-propelling.
noun
- a self-propelled vehicle, traction engine, or the like.
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Other Words From
- lo·co·mo·bil·i·ty [loh-k, uh, -moh-, bil, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of locomobile1
First recorded in 1885–90; locomotive, mobile
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Example Sentences
Frau Elsbeth mutely shook her head, and went into the house just as the locomobile arrived before the gate.
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He had found it lying on the locomobile the day the work was begun again, and had carried it about with him ever since.
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Next morning, when the locomobile was pulled out, a strange rattling, scrunching sound was heard on the threshold of the shed.
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Creaking and rattling, the locomobile came staggering out into the yard.
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The locomobile runs very evenly and smoothly, and with very little noise, a welcome change after the very audible explosion motor.
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