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rotary

[roh-tuh-ree] / ˈroʊ tə ri /


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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

The first rotary engines were pioneered in the late 1800s by French and American inventors, and made their way into early motorcycles and airplanes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The company built and flew a prototype of one such drone, in which batteries power the vertical takeoff and the rotary engine takes over for long-range horizontal flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

While General Motors spent years working fruitlessly to develop rotary engines, Mazda’s efforts made it to the showroom floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

You’re given a top-down view of a three-dimensional tunnel, and you use a spinning rotary dial to control a “shooter” that travels around the rim of the tunnel.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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