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Detailed Synonyms for internal combustion engine in English
internal combustion engine:
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the internal combustion engine
– a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine 1the internal combustion engine; the internal-combustion engine– a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine 1