different between locomotive vs derailment

English

Etymology

From French locomotif, from Latin loc? (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin m?tivus (“moving”) (see motive).

Pronunciation

• (Gen) IPA^(key): /?lo?k??mo?tiv/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??k???m??tiv/

Noun

locomotive (plural locomotives)

1. (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
2. (rare) A traction engine
3. (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
4. (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports. (i.e. The United States).

Usage notes

Sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for train.

Synonyms

• loco

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

locomotive (comparative more locomotive, superlative most locomotive)

1. of or relating to locomotion
2. of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?.k?.m?.tiv/
• Homophone: locomotives

Adjective

locomotive

1. feminine singular of locomotif

Noun

locomotive f (plural locomotives)

1. locomotive

Further reading

• “locomotive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

locomotive f

1. plural of locomotiva

English

Etymology

From French déraillement.

Noun

derailment (countable and uncountable, plural derailments)

1. (rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
2. (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
3. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

Translations

Further reading

• derailment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “derailment”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• delirament, terminaled