combustion engine

noun

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

Example Sentences

But even if that's true, next year is not just about internal combustion engine performance.

From BBC

What can be said is that the F1 grapevine suggests Mercedes have a small advantage over the other manufacturers on their internal combustion engine performance for 2026 so far.

From BBC

In that situation, the internal combustion engine is effectively being used as an energy generator for the battery.

From BBC

Perhaps in some sort of reaction to our enlightened view of the effects of our gas-guzzling ways, two new series fetishizing the internal combustion engine arrive, Max’s “Duster,” now streaming, and Prime Video’s “Motorheads,” premiering Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

The greatest invention of the Industrial Age isn’t the iPhone or lithium-ion batteries or even the internal combustion engine — it’s public health.

From Salon