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motive power

noun

Definitions

  1. 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. The locomotives or other powered units that operate on a railway.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA