rotary engine

NOUN

internal-combustion engine

Synonyms

WEAK

pancake engine radial engine turbine

Example Sentences

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In 2024, the company reconstituted its rotary engine research group.

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

But when the power it gave out was compared with that of a good ordinary steam-engine, the verdict as to consumption of fuel was against the new rotary engine.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel