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Noun: rotary engine  'row-tu-ree'en-jun
  1. An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
     
  2. An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase
    - radial engine

Derived forms: rotary engines

Type of: ICE, internal-combustion engine

Encyclopedia: Rotary engine