railway engine

Frequency: 6.44.8 per million words

Refers to a train engine.

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Examples (10)

  • A classic steam railway engine was puffing smoke into the sky.
  • The museum's main attraction is a beautifully restored Victorian railway engine.
  • The mechanics are working on repairing the old railway engine's boiler.
  • A lineup of powerful diesel railway engines stood ready to pull the freight trains.
  • The primary job of a railway engine is to provide the motive power for the entire train.
  • The new high-speed electric railway engine is much more efficient and environmentally friendly.
  • We heard the distant whistle of the approaching railway engine through the morning fog.
  • Do you know what year this particular railway engine was built?
  • The driver of the railway engine carefully checked all the controls before departure.
  • Although it looked ancient, the old steam railway engine had been meticulously maintained and ran perfectly.