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GASOLINE ENGINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines
Synonyms:
gasoline engine; petrol engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gasoline engine" is a kind of...):
ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)
Meronyms (parts of "gasoline engine"):
inlet manifold (manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gasoline engine"):
put-put (a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat))
Holonyms ("gasoline engine" is a part of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
