aeropulse |
see "pulsejet engine." |
afterburner |
a device that increases the thrust of a jet engine by injecting fuel into the exhaust gases for burning. [2 definitions] |
air-cooled |
cooled by circulating air, as an engine. [1/2 definitions] |
air-fuel |
pertaining to the air and fuel injected at the same time into a combustion engine. |
alternative fuel |
a fuel other than fossil fuel used to power an internal combustion engine. |
antiknock |
reducing or preventing knocking in an internal combustion engine, by being added to the gasoline. |
B-17 |
a four-engine U.S. bomber extensively used in World War II; Flying Fortress. |
backfire |
to emit a loud noise as the result of inefficient functioning of the engine of a car or other internal-combustion vehicle. [2/4 definitions] |
backwash |
in aeronautical terminology, air that a propeller, jet engine, or the like pushes toward the rear of an airplane. [1/4 definitions] |
blow-by |
the leakage of unburned gases or of air mixed with fuel into the crankcase of an automobile engine, or the gases so leaking. [1/2 definitions] |
bonnet |
(chiefly British) the metal lid that covers a car's engine; hood. [1/6 definitions] |
burnout |
the end of firing of a rocket's engine prior to unpowered flight. [1/3 definitions] |
camshaft |
an engine shaft having one or more cams. |
carburetor |
a device in an internal-combustion engine that produces a combustible mixture of vaporized fuel and air. |
carriage |
a wheeled passenger vehicle that is covered or enclosed, especially one that is drawn by a horse or horses or by a train engine, or one that is pushed along by a person. [1/5 definitions] |
chassis |
in a motor vehicle, the frame supporting the body and engine. [1/4 definitions] |
choke |
to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor. [1/9 definitions] |
chuff |
a chugging or puffing sound, as of a steam engine. [1/2 definitions] |
clutch1 |
a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging two shafts or other moving parts of an engine, as in an automobile. [1/9 definitions] |
combustion chamber |
an engine chamber, esp. in a jet or rocket, in which fuel or a propellant is burned. |
combustor |
the apparatus in a jet engine in which combustion occurs. |