self-propelled vehicle vs railway locomotive

railway locomotive vs self-propelled vehicle

self-propelled vehicle and railway locomotive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
self-propelled vehicle	Yes	No	No	No
railway locomotive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, railway locomotive is a hyponym of self-propelled vehicle; that is, railway locomotive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-propelled vehicle:

self-propelled vehicle: a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
railway locomotive: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

Other hyponyms of self-propelled vehicle include armored vehicle, armoured vehicle, carrier, forklift, engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, automotive vehicle, motor vehicle, personnel carrier, reconnaissance vehicle, scout car, R.V., recreational vehicle, RV, streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, tracked vehicle, tractor, weapons carrier.

self-propelled vehicle (noun)	railway locomotive (noun)
a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion	a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

Difference between self-propelled vehicle and railway locomotive

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