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
The engine company announced plans in May to reduce 9,000 jobs across its global workforce.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2020
“Given our phenomenal resuscitation success, the cost of sending a second engine company to a party in cardiac arrest has proven to be money well spent,” Michael said.
From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2020
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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