engine in English: The part of a machine that uses fuel or power to make it move. (noun)

Translation

The part of a machine that uses fuel or power to make it move.

Word origin

From Latin ingenium, meaning cleverness, then a clever machine.

Gender

Pluralengines

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Here "engine" is the part that makes the car move.

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An "engine" can be in a car, a bus, a boat or a plane.

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"Engines" is the plural form of "engine".

car

A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people.

machine

A thing with moving parts that uses power to do work for people.

power

The strength or right to do something or to control others.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

wheel

A round part that turns to make a car or bike move along.

gear

A wheel with teeth that turns other wheels in a machine; also the clothes and equipment you need for an activity.

jet

A fast plane; also a thin, fast stream of water or gas.

motor

The part of a machine that turns power into movement.

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