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Prime mover may mean:

In Theology:
  • Prime Mover in the Cosmological argument
    Cosmological argument

    The cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of a First Cause to the universe, and by extension is often used as an argument for the existence of God....
    , as a 'first cause' of existence


In railways:
  • Prime mover (locomotive)
    Prime mover (locomotive)

    In locomotives, the prime mover is the source of power for propulsion. The term is generally used when discussing any locomotive powered by an internal combustion engine....
    , a component of a locomotive


In haulage:
  • Prime mover (tractor unit), a structure that provides the motive power to haul a load, as in:
    • A Semi-trailer truck
      Semi-trailer truck

      A semi-trailer truck, also known as tractor-trailer or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle truck or lorry consisting of a tractor unit , and a semi-trailer that carries the freight....
       in Australian English
    • A Ballast tractor
      Ballast tractor

      A ballast tractor is a haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads. Unlike the tractor unit from an Semi-trailer, the ballast tractor is designed or adapted to pull or push loads from a Drawbar ....
    • A military vehicle hauling an artillery piece


In entertainment:
  • An episode of The Twilight Zone, The Prime Mover
    The Prime Mover

    "The Prime Mover" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone ....
  • Prime Mover, the 1987 hit single from Zodiac Mindwarp
    Zodiac Mindwarp

    Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction are a United Kingdom hard rock group....
  • Prime Mover, the title of a song on Rush
    Rush (band)

    Rush is a Canadian Rock music band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale, Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bass guitar, keyboard instrument, and singer Geddy Lee; electric guitar Alex Lifeson; and drum kit and lyricist Neil Peart....
    's 1987 album Hold Your Fire
    Hold Your Fire

    Hold Your Fire is the twelfth studio album by the Canada rock music band Rush , released in the fall of 1987 . The album was recorded at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, Associated Independent Recording#AIR Montserrat in Montserrat and at McClear Place in Toronto, Ontario....
    .
  • Prime Mover (videogame), a videogame published by Psygnosis in 1993
  • The Prime Movers, a quasi-omniscient race of alien superbeings in the Buck Godot
    Buck Godot

    Buck Godot is the title character in a science fiction/comedy comic book series collected in two trade paperback and assorted comic books, including the eight-issue "Gallimaufry" series, all written and drawn by their creator, Phil Foglio....
     comic series by Phil Foglio
    Phil Foglio

    Philip "Phil" Foglio is a cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work....
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