Phrase guide

steam locomotive

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /stiːm ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /stiːm ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: steam loco, steam engine, pufferbelly, bullgine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: locomotive, engine, loco, rolling stock

2

noun

Meaning 2

a locomotive powered by a steam engine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive

History

Etymology

From steam and locomotive.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِطَار بُخَارِيّ (qiṭār buḵāriyy) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Armenian: շոգեքարշ (šogekʻarš) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Azerbaijani: parovoz — locomotive powered by steam
  • Belarusian: параво́з (paravóz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Bulgarian: па́рен локомоти́в (páren lokomotív) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒸汽機車 /蒸汽机车 (zhēngqì jīchē) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒸氣火車 /蒸气火车 — locomotive powered by steam
  • Chuvash: пӑравус (păravus) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Czech: parní lokomotiva — locomotive powered by steam
  • Czech: parovůz — locomotive powered by steam
  • Danish: damplokomotiv — locomotive powered by steam
  • Dutch: stoomlocomotief — locomotive powered by steam
  • Esperanto: vaporlokomotivo — locomotive powered by steam
  • Estonian: auruvedur — locomotive powered by steam
  • Finnish: höyryveturi — locomotive powered by steam
  • French: locomotive à vapeur — locomotive powered by steam
  • French: train à vapeur — locomotive powered by steam
  • Galician: locomotora a vapor — locomotive powered by steam
  • Georgian: ორთქლმავალი (ortklmavali) — locomotive powered by steam
  • German: Dampflokomotive — locomotive powered by steam
  • German: Dampflok — locomotive powered by steam
  • German: Dampfzug — locomotive powered by steam
  • German: Dampfross — locomotive powered by steam
  • Greek: ατμομηχανή (atmomichaní) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Greek: ατμάμαξα (atmámaxa) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Hebrew: קַטַּר קִיטוֹר (katár kitór) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Hungarian: mozdony — locomotive powered by steam
  • Hungarian: gőzmozdony — locomotive powered by steam
  • Icelandic: eimreið — locomotive powered by steam
  • Ingrian: paravoza — locomotive powered by steam
  • Italian: locomotiva — locomotive powered by steam
  • Italian: motrice — locomotive powered by steam
  • Italian: locomotiva a vapore — locomotive powered by steam
  • Italian: vaporiera — locomotive powered by steam
  • Japanese: 蒸気機関車 (jōki kikansha) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Japanese: 汽車 (kisha) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Kazakh: паровоз (parovoz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Korean: 증기기관차 (jeunggigigwancha) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Kyrgyz: паровоз (parovoz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Latvian: tvaika lokmotīve — locomotive powered by steam
  • Lithuanian: garvežys — locomotive powered by steam
  • Mongolian: уурын хөдөлгүүр (uuryn xödölgüür) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Mongolian: уурын бух тэрэг (uuryn bux tereg) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠥᠳᠡᠯᠭᠡᠭᠦᠷ (aɣur-ün ködelgegür) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Mongolian: ᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠤᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ (aɣur-ün buq-a terge) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Navajo: kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii — locomotive powered by steam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: damplokomotiv — locomotive powered by steam
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: damplokomotiv — locomotive powered by steam
  • Iranian Persian: قِطارِ بُخار (ġetâr-e boxâr) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Polish: parowóz — locomotive powered by steam
  • Portuguese: locomotiva a vapor — locomotive powered by steam
  • Portuguese: maria-fumaça — locomotive powered by steam
  • Romanian: locomotivă cu abur — locomotive powered by steam
  • Russian: парово́з (parovóz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Serbo-Croatian: парна локомотива — locomotive powered by steam
  • Serbo-Croatian: parna lokomotiva — locomotive powered by steam
  • Silesian: damfmaszyna — locomotive powered by steam
  • Slovak: parný rušeň — locomotive powered by steam
  • Slovak: parná lokomotíva — locomotive powered by steam
  • Spanish: locomotora de vapor — locomotive powered by steam
  • Swedish: ånglok — locomotive powered by steam
  • Tajik: паровоз (parovoz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Turkish: buharlı lokomotif — locomotive powered by steam
  • Turkmen: parowoz — locomotive powered by steam
  • Ukrainian: парово́з (parovóz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Ukrainian: паротя́г (parotjáh) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Uyghur: پاراۋوز (parawoz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Uzbek: parovoz — locomotive powered by steam
  • Yiddish: פּאַראָוואָז (parovoz) — locomotive powered by steam
  • Yiddish: דאַמף־לאָקאָמאָטיוו (damf-lokomotiv) — locomotive powered by steam