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Meaning of engine cleaner | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An employee who cleans railway locomotives, especially steam locomotives in the days of steam.

British, dated

Examples

“Driver Langdale entered the service of the L.N.W.R. as an engine cleaner at Camden on April 25, 1898, at the age of 17, and has been stationed in the London area ever since.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

engine compartment engine diaper engine displacement engine driver engine generator engine hour