external-combustion engine

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Definitions of external-combustion engine words

noun external-combustion engine a heat engine in which the working fluid is heated in an external boiler or heat exchanger and is thus isolated from the process of fuel combustion 0
noun external-combustion engine an engine, as a steam engine, that obtains its power from heat produced by burning fuel outside the cylinder, turbine, etc. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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