What does underengined mean?
Underengined means having too small an engine in relation to its size..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
having too small an engine in relation to its size..
1889-1913, Rudyard Kipling, "From Sea to Sea", From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Letters of Travel Only under the most favorable circumstances of wind and steam can their underengined boats cover the distance in fifteen days. Our City of Peking, for instance, had been jogging along at a gentle ten knots an hour, a pace out of all proportion to her bulk.
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Underengined means having too small an engine in relation to its size..
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1889-1913, Rudyard Kipling, "From Sea to Sea", From Sea to Sea and Other Sketches, Letters of Travel Only under the most favorable circumstances of wind and steam can their underengined boats cover the distance in fifteen days. Our City of Peking, for instance, had been jogging along at a gentle ten knots an hour, a pace out of all proportion to her bulk.
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