engine vs railway locomotive

railway locomotive vs engine

engine and railway locomotive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
engine	Yes	No	No	No
railway locomotive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, engine and railway locomotive are synonyms defined as:

engine and railway locomotive: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

Other synonyms of engine include locomotive, locomotive engine.

engine (noun)	railway locomotive (noun)
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work	a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
something used to achieve a purpose

Difference between engine and railway locomotive

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