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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Both companies had experienced wild success in the decades before the merger with the rise of the internal combustion engine.
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Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
However, better than those two and basically any other internal combustion engine is the V12.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
The burgeoning trend comes even as a large chunk of the legacy car industry pivots back to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
—Sam Meredith,michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Gooden ditched his internal combustion engine vehicle over a year ago and said days like these reinforce that decision.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
However, better than those two and basically any other internal combustion engine is the V12.
—Jerry Perez, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
The burgeoning trend comes even as a large chunk of the legacy car industry pivots back to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
—Sam Meredith,michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Gooden ditched his internal combustion engine vehicle over a year ago and said days like these reinforce that decision.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
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