Definitions for engines
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1. Engines

   Engines is a 1959 science book for children by L. Sprague de Camp, illustrated by Jack Coggins, published by Golden Press. A revised edition issued as part of the publisher's Golden Library of Knowledge Series was published in 1961. As stated on the cover, the work is a survey of "Man's use of power, from the water wheel to the atomic pile."

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1. engines

   Plural form of engine.

   The aircraft has four engines, each placed accuately according to its design.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 25, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'engines' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3683

How to pronounce engines?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of engines in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of engines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of engines in a Sentence

1. Moulay Hafid Elalamy:

   We agreed also with Peugeot to make engines and not only assemble them in the Moroccan factory.

2. Brad Mottier:

   We’ve been working with airframers around the world to see if we could design an engine that would create essentially a new class of aircraft because frankly, if we didn’t bring something significantly different or better, why would the airframers change engines.

3. Energy Minister Segolene Royal:

   Without waiting for the test results, Renault should act now to make sure its engines respect emissions limits.

4. German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   We have been informed that also in Europe, vehicles with 1.6 and 2.0 liter diesel engines are affected by the manipulations that are being talked about, dEFEAT DEVICES.

5. Alexander Gerlakh:

   I see how people are living and how needy they are now. They're losing their jobs, and many families are cutting back on spending to finance loans. People cannot pay, jobs are being lost in all industries except food. Just next to our factory is a factory that produces parts for railway engines. The buyers have no money to pay and they cannot afford to buy the raw materials to fulfill their orders. It's a chain ... Whole sectors are moving into a period of stagnation.

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