internal combustion engine
noun
: a heat engine in which the combustion that generates the heat takes place inside the engine proper instead of in a furnace
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While Hyundai Motor sells over 4M internal combustion engine heavy trucks globally on an annual basis, the company is not active in the U.S. ICE market.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Propulsion is courtesy of a pair of electric nacelles set on the V-tail empennage, with low-tip-speed propellers powered by an internal combustion engine turning a generator that feeds a battery.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
What creates power in an internal combustion engine?
—David Knutson, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
California’s Long-Term Policy Goals Finally, the state’s aggressive push to ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035 creates a chilling effect on long-term investment in fuel infrastructure.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Propulsion is courtesy of a pair of electric nacelles set on the V-tail empennage, with low-tip-speed propellers powered by an internal combustion engine turning a generator that feeds a battery.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
What creates power in an internal combustion engine?
—David Knutson, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025
California’s Long-Term Policy Goals Finally, the state’s aggressive push to ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035 creates a chilling effect on long-term investment in fuel infrastructure.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Internal combustion engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20combustion%20engine. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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