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Heavier-than-air powered flight is up there with the printing press, the combustion engine, the light bulb and the computer.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
In Triple Boost mode, the electric motor and the combustion engine's efforts are augmented by the motor generator, which delivers torque straight to the crankshaft.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
An adage that's been around as long as the combustion engine, really.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
The idea of being on two wheels, on a saddle that sits upon enough fuel to set you on fire, a combustion engine that’s made out of a thousand moving parts ... the road, the ability to be one with the elements ...
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
In Triple Boost mode, the electric motor and the combustion engine's efforts are augmented by the motor generator, which delivers torque straight to the crankshaft.
—New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
An adage that's been around as long as the combustion engine, really.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
The idea of being on two wheels, on a saddle that sits upon enough fuel to set you on fire, a combustion engine that’s made out of a thousand moving parts ... the road, the ability to be one with the elements ...
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for combustion engine
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“Combustion engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustion%20engine. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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