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engine

noun

1 engine

Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.

Roget 633: machinery, mechanism, engineering.    instrument, organ, tool, implement, utensil, machine, engine, lathe, gin, mill; air engine, ... show more

Dutch: aandrijving, locomotief, motor

2 engine

Something used to achieve a purpose.

3 engine

A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.

synonyms: locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive.

Dutch: lokomotief, loc, locomotief
Polish: lokomotywa

4 engine

An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc..

Polish: machina wojenna


Moby thesaurus: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, arc-jet engine, axial-flow turbojet, beam engine, bearings, blowing engine, boiler, caldron, cam, cam engine, camshaft ... show more.

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