piston engine

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piston engine

noun piston engines

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.
Similar: reciprocating engine

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noun engines having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons

日本語	ピストンエンジン pisuton'enjin
中文	活塞發動機 /活塞发动机 huósāi fādòngjī, 往復式發動機 /往复式发动机 wǎngfùshì fādòngjī
Português	motor de explosão
Français	moteur à explosion
Deutsch	Kolbenmaschinen, Kolbenmotor
Italiano	motore a pistoni
Русский	поршнево́й дви́гатель poršnevój dvígatelʹ

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@misc{piston_engine_2026,
  title = {piston engine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piston%20engine},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}