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rotary engine

NOUN
internal-combustion engine
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Mazda said that its prized rotary engine, introduced more than 50 years ago, was being adapted for electric vehicles.

From Seattle Times

The automaker’s Chinese arm posted a cryptic message to the Weibo social media platform on September 20 that suggests a new rotary engine is on the way.

From Fox News

On Tuesday it said it would develop two battery EVs, one which will be powered solely by battery and another which will pair a battery with a range extender powered by the automaker’s rotary engine.

From Reuters

And the ubiquitous, flat-bottomed paper bag was patented in 1871 by Margaret Knight, who went on to get 86 other patents in areas as varied as shoemaking and the rotary engine.

From Scientific American

When he wasn’t looking for a job, Bruce worked on inventions—for 17 years on a design for a rotary engine that contained only three moving parts.

From Time