Definition: 1. Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work. 2. Something used to achieve a purpose. 3. A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
Use 'engine' in a sentence:
1. Capt. Hunt asked which engine was on fire.
2. Water had got in and rusted the engine.
3. The engine is overheating.
4. He gunned his engine and drove off.
5. He cut the engine and grabbed the mooring lines.
6. The engine imploded.
7. We had to completely disassemble the engine to find the problem.
8. Why has the engine stopped?
9. Friction between moving parts had caused the engine to overheat.
10. The engine has been completely overhauled.
11. The engine spluttered and died.
12. The engine stalled.
13. The engine came loose from its mountings.
14. A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine.
15. We had to take the engine apart.
16. The aircraft is powered by a jet engine.
17. I panicked when I saw smoke coming out of the engine.
18. They taught us how to strip down a car engine and put it back together again.
19. I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
20. He rebuilt the engine using parts from cars that had been scrapped.
21. They pulled over and shut off the engine.
22. When the temperature gauge indicates 90 ˚ F or more, turn off the engine.
23. The taxi driver revved up his engine.
24. The engine is very noisy at high speed.
25. The engine seems to be performing well.
26. The fire had burnt out before the fire engines arrived.
27. A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.
28. We had to drain the oil out of the engine.
29. When the needle enters the red zone the engine is too hot.
30. The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep.
31. The engine is now in perfect working order.
32. My car had to have a new engine.
33. The engine was lifted in a sling of steel rope.
34. The performance of the engine was tested at different settings.
35. The truck came to rest against a tree, its engine racing.
36. He's a natural with any kind of engine.
37. The engine's making a very funny noise.
38. Could you run the engine for a moment?
39. The engine doesn't sound like it's supposed to.
40. The engine was running smoothly.
41. The engine had a broken crankshaft.
42. The engine fired and we moved off.
43. First used in the 1950s in the US to represent the sound of a car engine running.
44. How high was the plane when the engine failed?
45. The engine roared, and the vehicle leapt forward.
46. The car developed engine trouble and we had to stop.
47. The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble.
48. The cause of the crash was given as engine failure.
49. Regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine.
50. The engine is used for pumping water out of the mine.
