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railway locomotive vs tank engine

tank engine vs railway locomotive

railway locomotive and tank engine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
railway locomotive Yes No No No
tank engine Yes No No No
As nouns, tank engine is a hyponym of railway locomotive; that is, tank engine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railway locomotive:
  • railway locomotive: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
  • tank engine: a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
railway locomotive (noun) tank engine (noun)
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
Difference between railway locomotive and tank engine

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