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donkey engine

noun

1 donkey engine

A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard.

synonym: switch engine.

Polish: lokomotywa manewrowa

2 donkey engine

nautical A small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass).

synonym: auxiliary engine.

Polish: silnik pomocniczy


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