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steam locomotive
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈstiːm ləʊ.kəˌməʊ.tɪv/ us /ˈstiːm loʊ.kəˌmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
(also steam engine)
a vehicle with an engine powered by steam, used for pulling trains: 蒸汽机头
The trains used to be pulled by steam locomotives.火车过去是由蒸汽机头拉动的。
For twelve years carriages were pulled by horse, with steam locomotives only arriving in 1847.12年来，车厢一直由马匹拉动，蒸汽机车直到1847年才出现。
(also steam engine, steam train)
a train pulled by an engine powered by steam: 蒸汽机车，蒸汽火车
Electric streetcars replaced horsecars in cities, and electrified trains replaced steam locomotives in suburbs.
In the mid-19th century steam locomotives pulled cars full of freight and people.
He began taking photographs of steam locomotives on a commercial assignment in Virginia.
It was like the noise made by a steam locomotive pulling out from a station.
It's been roughly 50 years since a steam locomotive operated on the railroad tracks around Lexington.
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