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Meaning of tender engine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.

Examples

“To prevent⟳ glare from open⟳ firebox doors on locomotives being observed from the air, all tender engines have⟳ been fitted with tarpaulin screens which are carried over the space between the cab and tender during blackout hours. The one shown here is on a Southern Railway locomotive.”

CEFR level

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

tender loving care tender offer tender porcelain tender years doctrine tender-mindedness tenderability

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