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stationary engines

stationary engines is the plural of stationary engine.

Meaning of stationary engine

Noun

stationary engine (plural stationary engines)

  1. An engine that remains in a fixed position, and is not part of a moving object.
    • To get the best conditions for locomotives he proposed to make a continuous grade of 1 in 30 on the straight between Erkrath and Hochdahl, 2.78 km. (1¾ miles) and employ a stationary engine there. [...] The stationary engine was duly installed, at considerable cost, but not used for long.1942 March, “Notes and News: Main-Line Cable Haulage in Germany”, in Railway Magazine, page 88

Questions about stationary engines

What is stationary engines the plural of?
Stationary engines is the plural of stationary engine.

Words near stationary engines in the dictionary

  1. stationary bike
  2. stationary bikes
  3. stationary distribution
  4. stationary distributions
  5. stationary engine
  6. stationary engines
  7. stationary front
  8. stationary fronts
  9. stationary phase
  10. stationary phase approximation
  11. stationary phase approximations

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