Word Frequency
engine (ˈɛndʒɪn
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Definitions
noun
- any machine designed to convert energy, esp heat energy, into mechanical work ⇒
a steam engine
,a petrol engine
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- a railway locomotive
- (as modifier) ⇒
the engine cab
- (military) any of various pieces of equipment formerly used in warfare, such as a battering ram or gun
- (obsolete) any instrument or device ⇒
engines of torture
Word Origin
C13: from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium nature, talent, ingenious contrivance, from in-² + -genium, related to gignere to beget, produceSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'engine'
- British English: engine An engine is a machine that makes things like cars and planes move.ˈɛndʒɪn NOUNmachine
- Arabic: مُحَرِّك
- Brazilian Portuguese: motor
- Chinese: 发动机
- Croatian: motor
- Czech: motor
- Danish: motor
- Dutch: motorin auto
- European Spanish: motormáquina
- Finnish: moottori
- French: moteur
- German: Maschine
- Greek: μηχανή
- Italian: motore
- Japanese: エンジン
- Korean: 엔진
- Norwegian: motor
- Polish: silnik
- Portuguese: motor
- Romanian: motor motoare
- Russian: двигатель
- Spanish: motor
- Swedish: motor
- Thai: เครื่องยนต์
- Turkish: motor
- Ukrainian: двигун
- Vietnamese: động cơ
- British English: engineˈɛndʒɪn An engine is the front part of a train that pulls it along. NOUNtrain
- Arabic: مُحَرِّك
- Brazilian Portuguese: motor
- Chinese: 火车头
- Croatian: lokomotiva
- Czech: lokomotiva
- Danish: lokomotiv
- Dutch: locomotief
- European Spanish: locomotora
- Finnish: veturi
- French: locomotive
- German: Lokomotive
- Greek: μηχανή
- Italian: motore
- Japanese: 機関車
- Korean: 엔진
- Norwegian: motor
- Polish: lokomotywa
- Portuguese: motor
- Romanian: locomotivă locomotive
- Russian: локомотив
- Spanish: motor
- Swedish: motor
- Thai: หัวรถจักร
- Turkish: motor
- Ukrainian: паровоз
- Vietnamese: động cơ
Example Sentences Including 'engine'
After lunch we headed to the marina to take a look inside a working engine and see the mechanism in action.Yachting Boating World (2004)
Clouds bunched in the sky due north and my Peugeot's engine missed a couple of beats.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Depending on the choice of search engine , The Herald might not even appear.Glasgow Herald (2001)
He drove about 300 yards, stopped and switched the engine off.THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)
He lay there thinking about her and the voices merged with the throbbing of the engine and the rattle of water against the hull.THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
I'm now allowed on the open road on my own on a bike with an engine size up to 125cc, accompanied by L-plates.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Much of the State's prosperity has been due to an economic engine fuelled by the information technology industry.Irish Times (2002)
Orsini scrambled to the stern and, after a struggle, managed to get the engine housing off.THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
The eBay engine is firing on all cylinders right now, "analyst Shawn Milne of SoundView Technology told Associated Press.Globe and Mail (2003)
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