Engine
nounid
50717·updated May 18, 2026verified
an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- locomotive
- plural
- Engines
- possessive
- Engine's
- pluralpossessive
- Engines'
Framework definitions
- §1
- motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
- §2
- an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
- §3
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- §4
- something used to achieve a purpose
- §1 · legacy_primary
- an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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