dinky
1
9.9
A small train engine used to move goods on short tracks
- noun
- /ˈdɪŋki/
- Archaic
:
locomotora pequeña
- But, and it's a commuter train, you know, it's called the Dinky with affection to some.
Examples
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The children's toy train was a small dinky model that they pushed along the track.
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At the fair, we saw a little dinky locomotive pulling a few carriages for kids to ride in.
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The museum featured a dinky steam engine that was once used for shunting in the local yard.
Synonyms
9.9
A small train engine used on narrow tracks to move goods
is broader used for light local railway work rather than industrial narrow gauge
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Etymology
The railway sense of dinky follows the same idea of smallness, because people called the little work engines 'dinky' as they looked like tiny, toy-like locomotives. So a dinky is a 'small' locomotive used for light or local work.