steam locomotive

noun

1. a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.

Example Sentences

Dominating the street was a replica of an elevated train station and a steam locomotive acquired from a sugar plantation in Hawaii, where it had been used to transport workers.

From Los Angeles Times

A Victorian steam locomotive that has escaped being scrapped twice is back in action and pulling trains for the first time in 75 years.

From BBC

Tom Cruise has described his satisfaction at a stunt sequence from the latest Mission: Impossible movie in which a replica steam locomotive was crashed into a Derbyshire quarry.

From BBC

The son of a steam locomotive driver, Mr Budding joined the Royal Marines at 17.

From BBC

His scale model of a steam locomotive from the lathe at the mill won a magazine competition.

From BBC