enginemanship
English
Etymology
From engineman + -ship
Noun
enginemanship (uncountable)
- The skill required in being an engineman.
- 1959 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130:
- Conversely, as compared with a diesel in modern conditions, it is a weakness of the steam locomotive that the degree of enginemanship needed for a maximum effort is not always available.