Engine — synonyms, definition
1. engine (Noun)
5 synonyms
loco locomotive locomotive engine railroad locomotive railway locomotive
4 definitions
engine (Noun) — Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.
engine (Noun) — Something used to achieve a purpose.
ex. "an engine of change"
engine (Noun) — A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
engine (Noun) — An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc..
ex. "medieval engines of war"
6 types of
causal agency causal agent cause instrument motor self-propelled vehicle
33 types
DINK aircraft engine arbalest arbalist arblast automobile engine auxiliary engine ballista battering ram bricole catapult choo-choo diesel locomotive dinkey dinky donkey engine electric locomotive generator heat engine iron horse • • •
12 parts
buffer camshaft cowcatcher drivetrain fender footplate gear gearing geartrain pilot power train train
3 parts of
railroad train railway train train