electric-drive locomotive x electric locomotive
English translation: Possibly yes.
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7 hrs confidence: 
No. Explanation: The locomotive might be called electric-drive the first time the term is mentioned and simply electric thereafter, but the meaning is the same. |
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Possibly yes. Explanation: Words never have precise meaning without context. An "electric" locomotive would be one that takes electric power from an overhead catenary or a third rail, and has an electric motor to drive the wheels. An "electric-drive" locomotive could be a "diesel-electric" engine, for example, in which the primary power source is a diesel engine but the wheels are driven by an electric motor (and there's an electric generator/alternator between the two). |
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