Engine
Engine noun - A device that changes energy into mechanical motion.
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Iron horse and engine are semantically related In some cases you can use "Iron horse" instead a noun "Engine".
Iron horse
Iron horse noun - (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive.
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Engine and iron horse are semantically related in machine moving vehicle topic. You can use "Engine" instead a noun phrase "Iron horse".
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- When the iron horse ran wild, he relieved the engineer, only to realise he had no clue how to operate a steam engine.
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Darkstalkers 3 had a stage called Iron Horse, Iron Terror set on an apparently sentient train engine complete with an eyeball headlight and several twitching mouths, driven by a skeletal conductor.
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