Engine

Quick meaning: Engine is a noun meaning A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.

Meaning

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.

More Meanings

1. (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.
2. A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
3. A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
4. The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
5. A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
6. (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
7. (obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.

Example Sentences

a physics engine

a graphics engine

Their warlike Engins and munition Exceed the forces of their martial men.

[...] their promiſes, entiſements, oathes, tokens, and all theſe engines of luſt [...].

Word Forms

• engines
• engining
• engined

Synonyms for engine

Depending on context, synonyms include motor, locomotive, drive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include locomotive, crankcase, powertrain, lever, piston, towing.

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