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iron horse vs railway locomotive

railway locomotive vs iron horse

iron horse and railway locomotive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
iron horse Yes No No No
railway locomotive Yes No No No
As nouns, railway locomotive is a hypernym of iron horse; that is, railway locomotive is a word with a broader meaning than iron horse:
  • iron horse: (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive
  • railway locomotive: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Other hypernyms of iron horse include engine, locomotive, locomotive engine.
iron horse (noun) railway locomotive (noun)
(c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Difference between iron horse and railway locomotive

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