piston engine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of piston engine
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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“Almost like we didn’t go from all piston engine and diesel cars to all electric cars,” he said.
From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2020
The company is working on an advanced hybrid design capable of vertical takeoff and highway driving using electric motors powered by batteries, along with a piston engine turning a pusher propeller during forward flight.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2014
The charm of the free piston engine is that it has many of the advantages of the straight gas turbine with none of the main disadvantages.
From Time Magazine Archive
As it revolves inside a specially shaped chamber, the rotor is able to perform all the basic strokes of a piston engine: induction, compression, ignition and exhaust.
From Time Magazine Archive
In some ways a jet is easier to fly than a plane with a piston engine and a propeller.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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