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View synonyms for twin-engine

twin-engine

[ twin-en-juhn ]

adjective

  1. having two engines of equal power as prime movers:

    a twin-engine airplane.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of twin-engine1

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

A limited transport capability is provided by about a dozen twin-engine, piston-type transports.

The first two are twin-engine and the last three single-engine machines.

Rick climbed, then circled until Scotty saw the twin-engine transport approaching.

The plane, a small twin-engine craft, was late coming from Norfolk.

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