railway locomotive vs engine

engine vs railway locomotive

railway locomotive and engine both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of railway locomotive include locomotive, locomotive engine.

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

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