Motive power

noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.noun(sometimes figurative) The power that enables something to move.

"Using electricity as motive power for railroads will do away with fuel trains, tenders, coal handling, water, and all that."

2.nounThe locomotives that operate on a railway.

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