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overhead engines

overhead engines is the plural of overhead engine.

Meaning of overhead engine

Noun

overhead engine (plural overhead engines)

  1. A vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.

Questions about overhead engines

What is overhead engines the plural of?
Overhead engines is the plural of overhead engine.

Words near overhead engines in the dictionary

  1. overhead cam
  2. overhead cams
  3. overhead crane
  4. overhead cranes
  5. overhead engine
  6. overhead engines
  7. overhead fan
  8. overhead fans
  9. overhead kick
  10. overhead kicks
  11. overhead line

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