PRIMEMOVER

Prime mover

In engineering, a prime mover is an engine that converts fuel to useful work. In locomotives, the prime mover is thus the source of power for its propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine. The term is also applied to engine-generator sets, where the engine is termed the prime mover, as distinct from the generator.

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prime mover

Noun

  1. The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
  2. A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work
  3. The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.
  4. A military or heavy construction vehicle.


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