engine (ˈɛndʒɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- any machine designed to convert energy, esp heat energy, into mechanical work ⇒
a steam engine
a petrol engine
- 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, produceTranslations
- British English:
engine
An engine is a machine that makes things like cars and planes move.ˈɛndʒɪn NOUN
- Spanish:
motor
nm
- French:
moteur
nm
- German:
Maschine
nf
- Chinese: 发动机 n
- Arabic: مُحَرِّك n
- Portuguese: motor nm
- Russian: двигатель nm
- Croatian: motor nm
- Czech: motor nm
- Danish: motor
- Dutch: motor nm
- Finnish: moottori n
- Greek: μηχανή nf
- Italian: motore nm
- Japanese: エンジン n
- Korean: 엔진 n
- Norwegian: motor nm
- Polish: silnik nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: motor nm
- European Spanish:
motor
nm
- Swedish: motor nutr
- Thai: เครื่องยนต์ n
- Turkish: motor n
- Vietnamese: động cơ n
- British English:
engine
An engine is the front part of a train that pulls it along.ˈɛndʒɪn NOUN
- French:
locomotive
nf
- Arabic: مُحَرِّك n
- Brazilian Portuguese: motor nm
Usage examples
There was the sound of an army diesel truck pulling up at the crossroads, its engine still running.
, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)Liz, unable to start her engine is now being towed the 76 miles to Gijon by the Bayer Medical Boat.
Yachting Boating World (2004)- The discovery of three engine parts from the space shuttle Columbia could mark the end of the debris search in Louisiana.
Globe and Mail (2003)Out on the road, the fact that both engine types have high power outputs for their capacity certainly shows up.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She was Rosie Bradshaw, Lester thought, hurriedly dismissing the image and turning on the car's engine.
, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)