multiengine

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adjective

Having more than one engine.

“a multiengine truck”

OriginEnglish engine ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiengine (not comparable)

alternative multi-engine

  1. not comparableHaving more than one engine.

    a multiengine truck

nounmultiengine (plural multiengines)

plural multiengines · alternative multi-engine

  1. An aircraft with more than one engine.

    Pilots, mechanics, and students gather, sit on benches, lean against walls, listening to stories of Tony Fokker's genius, the safety of multiengines, the efficiency of thick airfoils.

    2003, Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis, page 27

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishengine
  9. Englishmultiengine

From multi- + engine.

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APA

multiengine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiengine

MLA

“multiengine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiengine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiengine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiengine.

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