locomobile [loh-kuh-moh-buh l, -beel] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective automotive; self-propelling. noun a self-propelled vehicle, traction engine, or the like. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of locomobile First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at locomotive, mobile Related formslo·co·mo·bil·i·ty [loh-kuh-moh-bil-i-tee] /ˌloʊ kə moʊˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for locomobile Historical Examples of locomobile
The locomobile kept this name forever after in Meyerhofer’s house.
Hermann Sudermann
The locomobile runs very evenly and smoothly, and with very little noise, a welcome change after the very audible explosion motor.
The Romance of Modern Invention
Archibald Williams
Frau Elsbeth mutely shook her head, and went into the house just as the locomobile arrived before the gate.
Hermann Sudermann
He had found it lying on the locomobile the day the work was begun again, and had carried it about with him ever since.
Hermann Sudermann
Next morning, when the locomobile was pulled out, a strange rattling, scrunching sound was heard on the threshold of the shed.
Hermann Sudermann