engine room
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On Karmarkar’s ship, the GFS Galaxy, the fire was contained to the engine room and a team of firefighters was sent to extinguish it on Monday, said the person familiar with the ship’s situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The ship had been hit on the port side, at the top of the engine room, according to a recording shared with the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The engine room is where Rew has most often found himself for Somerset - 10 of his 12 first-class hundreds have come at number six.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
That film also captured the spirit of the people of the region - the proud and hard-working engine room of France, cheering home one of their own from the coffee houses and tabacs.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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