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engines

NOUN

device that drives a machine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appliance diesel generator instrument motor power plant tool transformer turbine weapon

STRONG

agent apparatus barrel contrivance cylinder dynamo fan horses implement means mechanism piston pot powerhouse

WEAK

power train putt-putt rubber band what's under the hood

Example Sentences

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Electrospray thrusters are tiny rocket engines, roughly the size of a dime.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s not like we have fire engines out there, so it’s all by hand. We had to rely on Hotshot crews and small, 10-person” teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Other jets use “bleed” air from the engines, which reduces fuel efficiency.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Some people have also switched from using traditional search engines to other AI chatbots, which produce answers to questions based on information they have scraped from existing websites.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Wind could gust and waves could crash and currents could ebb and flow, but that station wouldn’t budge as long as its engines were active.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown