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
Bill said that was actually so, because he could show me a man who used to belong to the engine company.
From Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot by Clark, Charles Heber
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