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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An engine, such as a turbine, in which power is supplied directly to vanes or other rotary parts.
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- noun any of several types of
internal combustion engine in which thepower output isdirectly rotational
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase
- noun an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
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