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Wood burner

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006643

A steam locomotive designed or converted to use wood as its primary fuel source, rather than coal or oil. These locomotives typically feature a larger smokestack with a spark arrestor to prevent embers from escaping. Wood burning was common in regions with abundant timber resources, particularly in early railway history.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006643
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Holzfeuerlokomotive; Spanish: locomotora de leña; French: locomotive à bois
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006643",
  "term": "Wood burner",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A steam locomotive designed or converted to use wood as its primary fuel source, rather than coal or oil. These locomotives typically feature a larger smokestack with a spark arrestor to prevent embers from escaping. Wood burning was common in regions with abundant timber resources, particularly in early railway history.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Holzfeuerlokomotive",
    "es": "locomotora de leña",
    "fr": "locomotive à bois"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/wood-burner/"
}

Record 7,259 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.