combustion engine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The country’s own transport minister told Juntunen that “the internal combustion engine will stay forever.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Berenberg says it has greater conviction that Ferrari intends to introduce a combustion engine successor to the 296, which would reinvigorate the core customer base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
One change has already been made to address this and the latest plan is to make the energy split - which is actually currently about 54-46 in favour of the internal combustion engine - 60-40.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
The rule change is most likely to be achieved by increasing the fuel flow to the internal combustion engine, although this brings challenges because it impacts engine design and fuel-tank size.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
They look that way when you don’t know much about them—all of those tubes and wires and valves—but mostly the combustion engine hasn’t changed that much since it was invented.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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