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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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The biggest is Innio, a maker of gas engines.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

"What we've done is taken two of our 74 horsepower engines from our construction machines, we've laid them on their side and we've turned the power up," Lee Harper, chief engineer at JCB, explained.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Pentagon was accused of cronyism last year when it awarded the company a contract to make drone engines for the Army.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Big banks’ profit engines are humming along even as geopolitics keep threatening to gum up the works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Valentina guessed that the mechanics back home must have failed to top up the fuel tanks after testing the engines.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein