Locomobile may refer to:
Transport
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Locomobile Company of America
The Locomobile Company of America was a pioneering American automobile manufacturer founded in 1899, and known for its dedication to precision before the assembly-line era. It was one of the earliest car manufacturers in the advent of the autom ...
, a US company that made automobiles under the brand name "Locomobile" from 1899 to 1929
* Steam-powered agricultural and
haulage
Haulage is the business of transporting goods by road or rail between suppliers and large consumer outlets, factories, warehouses, or depots. This includes everything humans might wish to move in bulk – from vegetables and other foodstuffs, to c ...
vehicles:
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Traction engine
A traction engine is a steam engine, steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin ''tractus'', meaning 'drawn', since the prime function of any ...
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Portable engine
A portable engine is an engine, either a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, that sits in one place while operating (providing power to machinery), but (unlike a stationary engine) is wikt:portable#Adjective, portable and thus can be ...
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Steam tractor
A steam tractor is a tractor powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling.
In North America, the term ''steam tractor'' usually refers to a type of agriculture, agricultural tractor powered by a steam engine, used extensively in the l ...
Fiction
* Locomobiles, in Robert Sobel's alternate history book ''
For Want of a Nail''
See also
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Road locomotive (disambiguation)
Road locomotive may refer to:
* A type of (steam-powered) traction engine, usually referring to those designed for heavy haulage on common roads
** Showman's road locomotive, a form of the steam-powered road locomotive adapted and decorated for us ...
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Road train
A road train, also known as a land train or long combination vehicle (LCV) is a semi-trailer used to move road freight more efficiently than single-trailer semi-trailers. It consists of one semi-trailer or more connected together with or wit ...
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Locomotive
A locomotive is a rail transport, rail vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. Traditionally, locomotives pulled trains from the front. However, Push–pull train, push–pull operation has become common, and in the pursuit for ...
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Automobile
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, peopl ...
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