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water engines

water engines is the plural of water engine.

Meaning of water engine

Noun

water engine (plural water engines)

  1. (archaic) An engine moved by water.
    • Near-synonym: watermill
    Synonyms:
    watermill
  2. (archaic) An engine to raise water, often for mine drainage.
    • Near-synonym: water pump
    Synonyms:
    water pump
  3. (archaic) A machine for extinguishing fires with water.
    • Near-synonym: fire engine (synonymous in the pre–motor-truck era)
    Synonyms:
    fire engine

Questions about water engines

What is water engines the plural of?
Water engines is the plural of water engine.

Words near water engines in the dictionary

  1. Water Eaton
  2. water elder
  3. water elephant
  4. water elephants
  5. water engine
  6. water engines
  7. water equivalent
  8. water equivalents
  9. water fairies
  10. water fairy
  11. water fear

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