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noun
A 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: electric engine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: locomotive, engine, loco, rolling stock
noun
a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
History
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Across languages
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