hot-bulb engine
[ hot-buhlb ]
/ ˈhɒtˈbʌlb /
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noun
a low-compression oil engine requiring a heated bulb or cap for ignition.
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Origin of hot-bulb engine
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby hot-bulb engine
hot and heavy, hot as blazes, hotbed, hot-blooded, hotbox, hot-bulb engine, hot buttered rum, hot-button, hot cake, hot cap, hot-cathode tube
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