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piston engine

piston engine noun: any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

Noun

piston engine (plural piston engines)

  1. Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

piston engine meaning in Tamil

piston engine in Tamil

உந்துதண்டுப்பொறி

Synonyms of piston engine

Forms of piston engine

pluralpiston engines

Questions about piston engine

What does piston engine mean?
Piston engine means any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.
What is piston engine in Tamil?
Piston engine in Tamil is உந்துதண்டுப்பொறி. See Piston engine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is piston engine?
Piston engine is a noun.
What is the plural of piston engine?
The plural of piston engine is piston engines.

Words near piston engine in the dictionary

  1. pistolwhipped
  2. pistolwhipping
  3. pistolwhips
  4. pistolwise
  5. piston
  6. piston engine
  7. piston engines
  8. piston ring
  9. piston rings
  10. piston rod
  11. piston rods

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