\Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
{Locomotion}.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
   change place; as, a locomotive animal.
2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
   animal.

\Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
{Consolidation locomotive}, a locomotive having four pairs of
   connected drivers.
{Locomotive car}, a locomotive and a car combined in one
   vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
{Locomotive engine}. Same as {Locomotive}, above.
{Mogul locomotive}. See {Mogul}.