tank engine

noun

1. a steam locomotive that carries its water supply in tanks mounted around its boiler

Example Sentences

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., says a male colleague once challenged her at a hearing to describe a military tank engine produced in her district without looking at her notes.

From Seattle Times

Imports of helicopters, corvettes, tank engines, missiles and airborne early warning systems will eventually be halted.

From Seattle Times

The plucky blue tank engine doesn’t appear in the debut story.

From Washington Times

“Those stories would go on to become the tales of the most iconic tank engine the world has ever known, Thomas the Tank Engine... ‘

From Reuters

You wouldn’t expect an old-fashioned locomotive to do anything except pollute the environment, but Thomas is no ordinary tank engine.

From New York Times