engine company
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of engine company
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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By noon on Jan. 8, during a period of relative calm, Foster approached Campos and his three-man engine company to talk strategy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Murphy retired from racing in the late 1970s and became a buyer for Rocketdyne, a rocket engine company in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Shortly after the arrival of the first engine company, the fire was reported to have extended into the vegetation and a full wildland fire dispatch was initiated, which included fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Alonso joined McLaren in 2015 to be part of the Honda project but the team and engine company split after three uncompetitive years.
From BBC • May 23, 2023
Thither all the idlers in the village were congregated to witness the exercises of the engine company, this being the afternoon of their monthly practice.
From Fragments from the Journal of a Solitary Man (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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