locomotive

noun

A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks.

noun

A driving or pulling force; an impetus.

adjective

Of, relating to, or involved in locomotion.

adjective

Serving to put into motion or propel forward.

adjective

Able to move independently from place to place.

adjective

Of or relating to a self-propelled locomotive.

adjective

Of or relating to travel.

Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to effect change of (its own) place: as, a locomotive animal.

Having the power to produce motion, or to move (something else) from place to place: as, a locomotive organ of the body; a locomotive engine.