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engine hour

engine hour noun: an hour of operation of an engine.

Noun

engine hour (plural engine hours)

  1. An hour of operation of an engine.
    • Locomotive care is based on a system of preventive maintenance on an engine-hour basis. The majority of locomotives are not yet fitted with engine-hour recorders and examinations are, therefore, based on a computation of the locomotive-hours in traffic.1964 January, “The maintenance of B.R. diesel-electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 54
    • The remaining four locomotives in traffic […] are all expected to be stood down due to their high engine hours, as well as being due exams which the company is not prepared to undertake.2023 November 29, “Last remaining DB Cargo Class 60s face final workings in December”, in RAIL, number 997, page 19

Forms of engine hour

pluralengine hours

Questions about engine hour

What does engine hour mean?
Engine hour means an hour of operation of an engine.
What part of speech is engine hour?
Engine hour is a noun.
What is the plural of engine hour?
The plural of engine hour is engine hours.

Words near engine hour in the dictionary

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  2. engine driver
  3. engine drivers
  4. engine generator
  5. engine generators
  6. engine hour
  7. engine hours
  8. engine house
  9. engine houses
  10. engine knock
  11. engine lathe

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