engine turning
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of engine turning
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
Though Shapiro taught himself the art of engine turning, he also had an important industry mentor, Santa Barbara watchmaker David Walter, with whom Shapiro began collaborating in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
Around 6:36 a.m., “the train leaving Ankara station crashed into the engine turning back from” doing track work, Transportation Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
His mind was a ceaselessly creative engine, turning out original movie scripts and screen adaptations of his own plays at a fantastic clip.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2018
I calculated that if I cut the outside rail—the one nearest the parapet wall—the flange on the inner wheel would prevent the engine turning inwards.
From Men, Women and Guns by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
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