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Auxiliary Engine

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
donkey engine
plural
Auxiliary Engines
possessive
Auxiliary Engine's
pluralpossessive
Auxiliary Engines'