engine

as in machine
a device that changes energy into mechanical motion a car with a 200-horsepower engine

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Recent Examples of engine The sanctioning body had outlawed the Hemi engine, and that caused car manufacturers Chrysler, Plymouth (Richard Petty’s manufacturer) and Dodge to boycott the racing. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025 Instead, the vehicle will need the type of speed that rocket engines provide. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 When using both the electric motor and the engine, the total range reaches up to 745 miles. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Apr. 2025 All six people aboard the twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B that crashed Saturday afternoon in Copake were killed, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Sunday. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for engine

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“Engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engine. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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