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Engine

🔄 Synonyms of "Engine"

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locomotivenoun(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
locomotive enginenouna wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
railway locomotivenouna wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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locomotivenoun(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
locomotive enginenouna wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
railway locomotivenouna wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
crankcasenounThe part of an engine that contains the crankshaft.
powertrainnounThe group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.
levernoun(mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
pistonnoun(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
towingnounThe act by which something is towed.
trucknoun(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.
rotornounA rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
motorizedEquipped with a motor.
ftlnoun(science fiction) Initialism of faster-than-light.
motorisedAlternative spelling of motorized (“equipped with a motor”). [Equipped with a motor.]
vehiclenounA conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
drivingnounThe action of the verb to drive in any sense.
carnounA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
impellernounA rotating component of a device that accelerates fluid, increasing its pressure or flowrate.
drivernounA person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.
turbinenounAny of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
toolnounAny physical device meant to ease or do a task.

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