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railway locomotive vs traction engine

traction engine vs railway locomotive

railway locomotive and traction engine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
railway locomotive Yes No No No
traction engine Yes No No No
As nouns, traction engine is a hyponym of railway locomotive; that is, traction 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
  • traction engine: steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks
railway locomotive (noun) traction engine (noun)
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks
Difference between railway locomotive and traction engine

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