engine turning
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of engine turning
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
This decorative technique is know as guilloché, which was invented in the 1500s and also is known as engine turning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023
Around 6:36 a.m., “the train leaving Ankara station crashed into the engine turning back from” doing track work, Transportation Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2018
His mind was a ceaselessly creative engine, turning out original movie scripts and screen adaptations of his own plays at a fantastic clip.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2018
One pound of coal burned in a good furnace, under a good boiler, driving a good steam engine, turning a good magneto-electric machine, will give a candle light for one thousand hours.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
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