Internal-combustion Engine Definition

ĭn-tûrnəl-kəm-bŭschən
noun
An engine, as in an automobile, motorboat, or lawn mower, that obtains its power from heat and pressure produced by the combustion of a fuel-and-air mixture inside one or more closed chambers or cylinders.
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Noun

Singular:
internal-combustion engine
Plural:
internal-combustion-engines

Internal-combustion Engine Sentence Examples

  • Indeed they may simply help to extend the lifespan of the internal combustion engine longer than it would otherwise survive.

  • Rechargeable electric cells offer a clue, but remain ludicrously inefficient in power to weight ratios when compared to the internal combustion engine.

  • For anyone who thinks you need an internal combustion engine to get serious driving performance, the Tesla Roadster is happy to prove you wrong.

  • Powered by an internal combustion engine and fueled by gasoline, this German car had three wheels.

  • A patent by George Baldwin Seldon, first filed in 1879 and awarded in 1895, brought the major development of the internal combustion engine.

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