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Type Words
Synonyms locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
Type of self-propelled vehicle
Has types tank engine, choo-choo, diesel locomotive, dinkey, dinky, donkey engine, electric locomotive, iron horse, pilot engine, shunter, steam locomotive, switch engine, tank locomotive, traction engine
Derivation engineer
Type Words
Type of instrument
Has types arbalest, arbalist, trebucket, trebuchet, ballista, battering ram, bricole, onager, catapult, mangonel


medieval engines of war.
Type Words
Type of motor
Has types reaction engine, auxiliary engine, heat engine, generator, donkey engine, aircraft engine, reaction-propulsion engine, automobile engine
Derivation engineer
Type Words
Type of cause, causal agent, causal agency


an engine of change.

Examples of engine

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There's also a consumption tax, based on engine size, that can reach 40 percent.
From the businessweek.com
This all-wheel-drive vehicle is equipped with a 225-horsepower, V6 turbo engine.
From the bostonherald.com
You adjust the amount of gasoline sent to the engine to maintain a stable speed.
From the forbes.com
Teams can repair or replace any part along the way except the main engine block.
From the ocregister.com
He drives a very beautiful Rolls Royce in the movie, with quite an engine to it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Most recently, Hamlin's engine failed 105 laps into Sunday's race at California.
From the timesunion.com
Rolls placed the engine-deal value at $800 million if all options are exercised.
From the upi.com
The meter, oddly shaped like an engine restrictor plate, has four sets of holes.
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Over the past year, McCabe taught about 30 students to fly single-engine planes.
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  • Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
  • Something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"
  • Locomotive: a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
  • An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war"
  • Engine is the second album by American Music Club. It was jointly released by Frontier and Grifter in the US and by Zippo in the UK and Europe in 1987.Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. ...
  • Engine is an American progressive metal band. Engine's lead singer is Ray Alder of Fate's Warning.
  • Engine were a British boogie-rock band formed in July 1979 in Birkenhead, near Liverpool, England.
  • An engine is a continuation-based construct that provides timed preemption. Engines which can contain other engines are sometimes called nesters and engines which don't have this ability are then called flat engines. To implement timed preemption there needs to be a clock. ...
  • Engine is Engine's self-titled album.