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steam' locomo"tive




a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives. See table under Whyte classification.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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