engine

IPA: ˈɛndʒʌn

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
(now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
(computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
(obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
(obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
(obsolete) Natural talent; genius.
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.

Examples of "engine" in Sentences

The engine was in the centre of the vehicle.
The engine was located at the rear of the vehicle.
Engines do not affect the mobility of the vehicle.
The engine held a quart of oil and had no oil filter.
Engine lubrication was by manually adding oil to the fuel in the tank.
The engine for the vehicle is mounted at the rear of the center compartment.
The market of the 1970s forced Cadillac to downsize its vehicles and engines.
The writer of this article seems to overstate the engineering of this vehicle.
Water could seep through the hood into the engine, causing the engine to seize.
The natural sound of the engine falls off with the vehicle reaching the horizon.