piston engines

A form of piston engine — Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of piston engine
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