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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An engine whose crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in a cylinder.
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- noun
piston engine
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- noun an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
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