(1771–1833), English engineer. His chief contribution was in the use of high-pressure steam to drive a double-acting engine. Trevithick built the world's first railway locomotive (1804) and many stationary engines.
Definition of Trevithick, Richard in US English:
Trevithick, Richard
proper nountrəˈviTHik
(1771–1833), English engineer. He built the world's first railroad locomotive in 1804.