Tank-engine Definition

noun

A type of steam locomotive train which carries its own fuel and water in the same unit, and so does not pull a tender.

Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis, The Beauty of Old Trains (1952) p. 117.
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Synonyms:
  • tank locomotive

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Noun

Singular:
tank-engine
Plural:
tank-engines

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