combustion engine

American  

noun

1. any of various types of engines driven by energy produced by combustion.

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Example Sentences

The engines will have an approximate 50-50 split in power produced by the internal combustion engine and the electrical system, up from about 20% electrical this year.

From BBC

The US changes come as the European Union is expected to water down its plan to effectively ban new combustion engine cars from 2035.

From BBC

“The history of it is that electricity turned out to be a good thing, the internal combustion engine turned out to be a good thing, the computer turned out to be a good thing and I think AI will as well,” said Hassett, who is in the running to become Federal Reserve chair.

From The Wall Street Journal

The internal combustion engine will spend a fair bit of its time acting as a generator for the battery.

From BBC

“Of course technological change can be uncertain and unsettling. But…the history of it is that electricity turned out to be a good thing. The internal combustion engine turned out to be a good thing. The computer turned out to be a good thing and I think AI will as well.”

From The Wall Street Journal