Meaning
locomotive, engine
- A railway vehicle that supplies the motive power for a train
- (figurative) A leading or driving force in an economy or sector
In a sentence
La vecchia locomotiva a vapore è conservata nel museo ferroviario.
The old steam locomotive is preserved in the railway museum.
Perché hanno sganciato la locomotiva dagli altri vagoni?
Why did they uncouple the locomotive from the other cars?
Il settore manifatturiero rappresenta ancora la locomotiva dell'economia.
The manufacturing sector still represents the engine of the economy.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| locomotiva | feminine · singular |
| locomotive | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can also exist as a masculine noun ('locomotivo'), but 'locomotiva' (feminine) is the standard term.