internal-combustion engine, n.
a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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ICE internal-combustion engine
semantic pointers
hyponym
diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor
four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine
gas engine
gasoline engine, petrol engine
outboard motor, outboard
radial engine, rotary engine
reciprocating engine
rotary engine
valve-in-head engine
part meronym
engine block, cylinder block, block
lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed
poppet, poppet valve
self-starter
supercharger
hypernym
part holonym