internal-combustion engine

A form of internal combustion engine — A piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent combustion of a fuel.

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Meanings

nouninternal-combustion engine (plural internal-combustion engines)

plural internal-combustion engines

  1. alternativeAlternative form of internal combustion engine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

internal-combustion engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal-combustion%20engine

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“internal-combustion engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal-combustion%20engine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internal-combustion engine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal-combustion%20engine.

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