internal-combustion engine
- internal-combustion engine
noun
a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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an engine of one or more working cylinders in which the process of combustion takes place within the cylinders.
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internal-combustion engine noun
An engine in which the fuel is burned within the working cylinder
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internal-combustion engine UK US noun [countable] [singular internal-combustion engine plural internal-combustion engines] science
a type of engine used in most cars
Thesaurus: equipment and systems in cars and other road vehicles
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internal-combustion engine,
1. an engine in which power is produced by exploding a mixture of fuel and air inside the engine itself, usually inside cylinders. Gasoline engines and diesel engines are internal-combustion engines; steam engines are not.
2. a gas turbine installation in which combustion occurs within a continuously flowing system.
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inˌternal-comˈbustion engine [internal-combustion engine] noun
a type of engine used in most cars that produces power by burning petrol/gas inside
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