Noun: engine en-jun [N. Amer], en-jin [Brit]
- Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
"The car's engine sputtered and died"
- A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
"The steam engine pulled into the station";
- locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive [Brit, Cdn], railroad locomotive [N. Amer], loco [informal]
- An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
"medieval engines of war"
- Something used to achieve a purpose
"an engine of change"
Derived forms: engines
Type of: causal agency, causal agent, cause, instrument, motor, self-propelled vehicle
Part of: railroad train [N. Amer], railway train [Brit, Cdn], train
Encyclopedia: Engine