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rotary engine

NOUN
internal-combustion engine
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LiquidPiston’s Shkolnik says that someday, his company’s novel rotary engine could be ideal for providing range extension.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Alongside Young’s RX-3 was Barbachan’s red ’72 Mazda RX-2, while Trujillo brought a vintage Mazda rotary engine pickup truck to the mix, as did Cabral with his ’74 sky-blue REPU.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2025

Mazda Motor Corp. is highlighting a sportscar concept that is a plug-in EV packed with its signature rotary engine.

From Seattle Times Oct. 24, 2023

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 Sep. 8, 2016

An engine which was not developed to the same high point in this country as the Liberty motor is the rotary engine, of which the Gnome Monosoupape or Clerget are perhaps the best-known types.

From Opportunities in Aviation by Arthur Sweetser



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