Railway locomotive and Tank engine

Railway locomotive

Railway locomotive noun - A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.

Tank engine and railway locomotive are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Tank engine" with "Railway locomotive", this phrases are similar.

Tank engine

Tank engine noun - A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed.
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Railway locomotive and tank engine are semantically related. You can use "Railway locomotive" instead a noun phrase "Tank engine".
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