diesel locomotive

collocation in English

meaningsofdieselandlocomotive

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diesel
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.zəl/us
/ˈdiː.zəl/
a type of heavy oil used ...
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locomotive
adjective
uk
/ˌləʊ.kəˈməʊ.tɪv/us
/ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
relating to movement or the ability ...
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(Definition ofdieselandlocomotivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He said that onediesellocomotivewas able to do the work of two steam locomotives.
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We saw the steam engine displaced by thediesellocomotive.
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We know that the cost of adiesellocomotiveis infinitely greater than that of an electric locomotive.
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It is operated by adiesellocomotive, yet most of the system over which it runs is already electrified.
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The railways can retrain a steam engine driver to drive adiesellocomotive.
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There is nothing more noisy than adiesellocomotiveif it is not silenced.
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Thediesellocomotivecosts three or four times as much as a steam locomotive—it costs about £100,000 that is, one of comparable power.
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Indeed, what will happen to thediesellocomotivedriver?
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Working conditions in adiesellocomotiveare, of course, more in keeping with what we to-day regard as proper conditions for men to work.
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It has, of course, the great merit that it is considerably cheaper to build than thediesellocomotive, and it is simpler to work.
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The wagon continued forward for about 100 yards and then struck adiesellocomotivethat was standing on a siding alongside the main line, and a general derailment followed.
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For thediesellocomotive, which has been experimentally used on certain main line tracks, orders are likely to be placed on a substantial scale in the very near future.
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In the siding was adiesellocomotive.
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It is incredible that a 50 year-old coal-fired steam train is safe on the railway, but a moderndiesellocomotivethat hauls passengers most of the time is deemed unsafe.
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This experimentaldiesellocomotivewas to be built in the fourth quarter of 1944.
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This replica is in fact adiesellocomotive.
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In 1956, it was finally replaced by adiesellocomotive, ending 45 years of use.
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Thediesellocomotivehelped save a lot of railroads.
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Thediesellocomotivemaintenance depot is now closed and is used for storing surplus rolling stock.
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Currently, normally one train a day (adiesellocomotiveand two cars) runs on the railway.
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