locomotive
The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
A traction engine.
A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
Any of various early road vehicles, steam-powered, etc., forerunners of the modern car.
A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.

locomotiveman
A driver of a locomotive.

locomotivemen
plural of locomotiveman

locomotives
plural of locomotive

locos
plural of loco

locoshed
Clipped compound of locomotive shed.

locosheds
plural of locoshed

locospotter
A railfan who is interested in locomotives, and notes down those that have been seen (spotted).

locospotters
plural of locospotter

locumships
plural of locumship

lodeship
A kind of boat in use in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, possibly a pilot boat.

lodeships
plural of lodeship

loftings
plural of lofting

logboard
A board on a vessel displaying the current portion of the log, to be transcribed later into the logbook.

logboards
plural of logboard

logboats
plural of logboat

logicasters
plural of logicaster

logline
A very short summary of a script or screenplay.
The line fastened to the log, and marked for finding the speed of a vessel.

loglines
plural of logline

logway
An engineered route for transporting logs over a dam.

logways
plural of logway

lokie
Alternative form of locie (“locomotive”).

lokies
plural of lokie.

longboat
The largest and thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.

longboaters
plural of longboater

longboatman
The man in charge of a longboat.

longboatmen
plural of longboatman

longboats
plural of longboat

longbowman
An archer who uses a longbow.

longbowsman
Alternative form of longbowman.

longbowsmen
plural of longbowsman

longeron
A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.

longerons
plural of longeron

longes
plural of longe

longitudinal
Running across a set direction of an object.
Running across a set direction of an object.
Relating to the geographical longitude.
Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once.

longitudinals
plural of longitudinal

longliner
A fisherman or fishing boat that uses longlines.

longliners
plural of longliner

longship
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

longships
plural of longship

longshoring
The work of a longshoreman, loading and unloading ships.

longueur
A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.

longueurs
plural of longueur

loof
The palm of the hand.
The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.

loofs
plural of loof

loopback
The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.

loopbacks
plural of loopback

loopline
Alternative form of loop line.

looplines
plural of loopline

looseness
The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut.
A relaxed state regarding principles or accuracy.
Moral laxity; licentiousness.

loosenesses
plural of looseness

loosness
Obsolete form of looseness.

loover
Archaic form of louver.

loovers
plural of loover

lordships
plural of lordship

lores
plural of lore

lorrie
Dated form of lorry.

lorries
plural of lorry
plural of lorrie

lorry
A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a truck
A truck with an open carriage, sometimes used for transporting construction workers.
A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled cart without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.

los
A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.

losangelisation
Alternative spelling of Los Angelization.

loss
The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
The destruction or ruin of an object.
Something that has been destroyed or ruined.
Defeat; an instance of being defeated.
The death of a person or animal.
The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
The sum an entity loses on balance.
Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

lossage
loss, especially systematic or continuous

losses
plural of loss

louver
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

louvers
plural of louver

louvre
Alternative form of louver.

louvres
plural of louvre

lovemaking
Sexual intercourse.
Courtship; amorous advances.

lovemakings
plural of lovemaking

lover
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
A person who loves something.
An informal term of address for any friend.

lovering
Courtship; wooing.

lovertine
Someone addicted to lovemaking (courtship).

lovertines
plural of lovertine

loveships
plural of loveship

lowage
A charge on shipping.

lowages
plural of lowage

lowboy
A low chest of drawers.
A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.
A precursor to the hi-hat drum, with a pair of cymbals low to the ground that are struck with a foot pedal.

lowboys
plural of lowboy

lowcard
The part of a wrestling show at the beginning of the card (programme or schedule). It is the least prestigious part compared to the uppercard and midcard

lowcards
plural of lowcard

lowdah
A captain or chief boatman in China.

lowdahs
plural of lowdah

lowrider
A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging.
The driver or a frequent passenger of such a vehicle.
Attributive form of lowriders.
Used to describe a dog known for its short legs (e.g. a dachshund, corgi, basset hound, etc.)

lowriders
plural of lowrider

lowriding
The trend of driving lowrider vehicles.

lowries
plural of lowry

lowry
An open boxcar used on railroads.

lows
plural of low

loxodrome
A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.

loxodromes
plural of loxodrome

lp
Abbreviation of loop.

ls
Initialism of letterspacing.

lubritorium
A facility where vehicles can be oiled.

lubritoriums
plural of lubritorium

ludi
plural of ludus

ludomusicality
The way in which music is played and composed in the context of games, musicality specifically in game or video game music, or the relationship between play and music.

ludship
Pronunciation spelling of lordship.

ludships
plural of ludship

ludus
A school, in particular:
A school, in particular:

luffer
Alternative form of louver.
A type of crane or derrick that was historically used in shipbuilding and repair.
One who luffs (sails close to the wind) in order to threaten a windward opponent.

lugholes
plural of lughole

lugnut
A specially shaped nut used to hold the wheels on an automobile.

lugnuts
plural of lugnut

lumbago
Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
An episode of such backache.

lumbagos
plural of lumbago