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Engine
/end͡ʒən/
A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
📖 Definitions of "Engine"
noun
- 1
A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- 2
A tool; a utensil or implement.
- 3
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
- 4
A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
verb
- 1
To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
"Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another."
- 2
To assault with an engine.
- 3
To contrive; to put into action.
- 4
To rack; to torture.
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