rotary engine
an engine, as a turbine, in which the impelling fluid produces torque directly rather than by acting upon reciprocating parts.
a revolving radial engine.
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How to use rotary engine in a sentence
The Gnome rotary engine was first used with success at this meeting.
Aviation in Peace and War | Sir Frederick Hugh SykesThe first steam engine invented by Hero was a rotary engine, but it was of course, most uneconomical of steam.
Invention | Bradley A. FiskeIn the Gnome rotary engine the lightness is entirely due to the initial design and to the materials employed in manufacture.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagIt has recently become common to construct the steam fire-engine with rotary engine and pump (Fig. 122).
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonThese advantages adapt the rotary engine, in an especial manner, to the driving of a locomotive or steam fire-engine.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for rotary engine
an internal-combustion engine having radial cylinders that rotate about a fixed crankshaft
an engine, such as a turbine or wankel engine, in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
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