locomotive engineer

collocation in English

meaningsoflocomotiveandengineer

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locomotive
adjective
uk
/ˌləʊ.kəˈməʊ.tɪv/us
/ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
relating to movement or the ability ...
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engineer
noun[C]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/
a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using ...
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(Definition oflocomotiveandengineerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nowhere in these documents is the foolhardy riverboat captain orlocomotiveengineertold directly why he should slow down.
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Schricker was alocomotiveengineer.
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What thelocomotiveengineeris interested in is the figure at the draw-bar of the train.
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I do not know whether alocomotiveengineerwas on the committee, but very extensive tests were conducted.
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He held menial positions on railroad trains and eventually became alocomotiveengineer.
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He started work as a fireman in 1846, and was promoted tolocomotiveengineerin 1846.
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Taking for instance the locomotive committee, thelocomotiveengineer, no doubt, was constantly in touch with that committee and with its chairman.
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This led to his appointment as the company'slocomotiveengineerin 1854, a post he held for eighteen years.
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The bittersweet episodic tale of an ultra-dedicatedlocomotiveengineeruneasily transitioning into retirement provides warm and gently humorous entertainment.
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If alocomotiveengineermissed a signal, the train would automatically stop, and could not be moved until the engineer complied with the signal indication.
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This made it nearly impossible for alocomotiveengineerto distinguish the behavior of an individual engine set, based upon the sound of its exhaust.
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When instructions are read to alocomotiveengineer, they are preceded by the train or locomotive number, direction of travel, and the engineer's name.
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Thelocomotiveengineeris required to have an intimate knowledge of track geometry including signal placement so as to be able to safely control their train.
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Another frequently ignored safety regulation mentioned in the report was the deadman's pedal, which alocomotiveengineerhad to keep depressed for the train to remain underway.
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This brake acts independent of the action of the automatic air brakes, which function collectively when coupled in a train and are under the control of thelocomotiveengineer.
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