midengine

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adjective

Of a design in which the engine of an automobile is placed between the rear and front axles

Similar
midship
OriginEnglish engine ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjectivemidengine (not comparable)

alternative mid-engine

  1. not comparableautomotiveOf a design in which the engine of an automobile is placed between the rear and front axles

    The R8’s midengine design echoes that of Audi’s dominant R8 racecar[…].

    2007 May 20, Ezra Dyer, “Growling at the Exotics’ Door”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: midship

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a design in which the engine of an automobile is placed between the rear and front axles

Similar
midship

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishengine
  12. Englishmidengine

From mid- + engine.

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APA

midengine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midengine

MLA

“midengine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midengine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midengine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midengine.

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