1. movement or the ability to move from one place to another
2. the act of traveling or moving by means of transportation
Usage: formal

Examples

• The injury affected his locomotion and made walking difficult.
• Fish use their fins for locomotion through water.
• The development of the steam engine revolutionized locomotion in the 19th century.
• Birds have evolved various forms of locomotion including flying and swimming.
• The robot’s locomotion system allows it to navigate rough terrain.
• Early humans relied on their own locomotion before domesticating animals.
• The study examined different methods of animal locomotion.