1. locomotive
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a. a device that converts an alternating current into a direct one by allowing a current to flow through it in one direction only
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2. pantograph
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b. the process of wiring and equipping the railroad for the use of electric power
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3. electrification
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c. a covering over the engine compartment in a motor vehicle
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4. catenary
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d. a self-propelled engine, usually electric or diesel powered that pulls or pushes freight or passenger cars on railroad track
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5. current
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e. a machine that converts energy into mechanical motion
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6. bonnet
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f. a flow of electric charge
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7. rectifier
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g. the overhead power line system
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8. engine
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h. the compartment of a locomotive in which the driver sits
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9. cab
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i. a special driving railway vehicle for light shunting and manipulation with railway vehicle
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10. locotractor
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j. a device that collects electric current from overhead lines
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