engine


Definition: Meaning of, engine in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛndʒɪn /

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engine engines
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  1. the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move [↪  motor]
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  2. a vehicle that pulls a railway train
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  3. [usually singular] formal something powerful that causes great changes in society
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engine used in phrases

  • Thomas the Tank Engine
    1. a little blue steam railway engine with a smiling face, which is the main character in a series of books, television programmes, and films for young children, which first became popular with British children in the 1950s
  • Wankel engine (noun)
    1. a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
  • Wankel rotary engine (noun)
    1. a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
  • aircraft engine (noun)
    1. the engine that powers an aircraft
  • automobile engine (noun)
    1. the engine that propels an automobile
  • auxiliary engine (noun)
    1. as one used on board ships to operate a windlass nautical a small engine
  • diesel engine (noun)
    1. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
  • donkey engine (noun)
    1. a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railway yard
    2. as one used on board ships to operate a windlass nautical a small engine
  • engine block (noun)
    1. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
  • engine cooling system (noun)
    1. equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine
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