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compression-ignition engine

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noun

  1. a type of internal-combustion engine, such as a diesel, in which ignition occurs as a result of the rise in temperature caused by compression of the mixture in the cylinder

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Packard Diesel Engine—1928—This first compression-ignition engine to power an airplane developed 225 hp at 1950 revolutions per minute.

From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.

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