genset
genset noun: an internal combustion engine equipped with an electric generator, such as an industrial unit, a farmstead unit, or a range-extender trailer extending the range of battery-powered electric vehicles.
Noun
genset (plural gensets)
- An internal combustion engine equipped with an electric generator, such as an industrial unit, a farmstead unit, or a range-extender trailer extending the range of battery-powered electric vehicles.
- Battery prototype unit 230002 has been made into a three-car hybrid unit with the insertion of a centre vehicle housing four diesel gensets.2019 October, “Marston Vale '230s' struggle”, in Modern Railways, page 88
Forms of genset
| plural | gensets |
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Origin of genset
Short for generator set.
Questions about genset
- What does genset mean?
- Genset means an internal combustion engine equipped with an electric generator, such as an industrial unit, a farmstead unit, or a range-extender trailer extending the range of battery-powered electric vehicles.
- What part of speech is genset?
- Genset is a noun.
- What is the plural of genset?
- The plural of genset is gensets.
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