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Synonyms for engine

Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-juh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn dʒən

Top 10 synonyms for engine
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Définition of engine

Origin :
  • c.1300, "mechanical device," also "skill, craft," from Old French engin "skill, cleverness," also "trick, deceit, stratagem; war machine" (12c.), from Latin ingenium "inborn qualities, talent" (see ingenious). At first meaning a trick or device, or any machine (especially military); sense of "device that converts energy to mechanical power" is 18c., especially of steam engines.
  • noun device that drives a machine
Example sentences :
  • By this engine, whose springs I am continually oiling, I play them all off.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But when K., growing uneasy, came out into the yard, the engine had started at last.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The total weight of the monoplane with engine and propeller is 352 pounds.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • I did not want to start the engine until I had finished everything else.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Fuel consumption is a prime factor in the production of engine power.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • These blades are joined at the engine shaft, in a direct line.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • I had seen the flying-belt thrown from the machine and the stoppage of the engine.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Only then is the engine working on its bed-plate brought to a standstill.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Old mare's kinder skeery o' the engine, so I tied her a piece off.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • There they were, all huddled together with the engine and the fires.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
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