piston
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Wankel’s engine is legendary among engineers and gearheads, on account of its simplicity and elegance: It has far fewer parts than a typical piston engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The hope is that eventually such a drone could fly farther and run quieter than one powered by a piston engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The temperature contrast drives a piston, which in turn produces mechanical energy.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
Young explains that they have fewer moving parts than traditional piston engines, making them easier to maintain, yet deliver surprising power for their relatively compact, lightweight size.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
He decided to give Doc one of his finest pieces—the connecting rod and piston from a 1916 Chalmers.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
It was also blended into gasoline to improve engine performance by preventing pistons from "knocking."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026
At least Honda is acknowledging the emotional vacancy left from the absence of pistons, flame and fuel, and making an effort to fill it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The technology uses the bobbing floaters to compress pistons, which push hydraulic fluid into storage tanks located nearby on land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
If the workings of his engine were carefully concealed, you could see the pistons pumping and sparks flying when Nadal took to court.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Machinery hums in the distance: pistons throbbing, belts turning.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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