Wankel engine

ˈwæŋkəl ˈɛnʤɪn

Definition

Definition of Wankel engine - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

engineering

TECH.

rotary engine with epitrochoid housing and triangular rotor

TECH.

The Mazda RX-7 is powered by a Wankel engine.
The Wankel engine was a revolutionary design in the 1960s.
Engineers admired the efficiency of the Wankel engine.

rotary engine

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Expressions with engine

kill the engine

turn off a vehicle's engine

He decided to kill the engine and take a break.

flood the engine

cause too much fuel in an engine

He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.

gun the engine

accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully

He gunned the engine and sped away.

engine of destruction

powerful machine designed to cause damage

The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.

engine trouble

problems with an engine causing malfunction

The car stopped due to engine trouble.

fire engine

vehicle equipped for firefighting

The fire engine rushed to the burning building..

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French:moteur Wankel, ...
German:Wankelmotor, ...
Italian:motore Wankel, ...
Spanish:motor Wankel, ...
Portuguese:motor Wankel, ...
Chinese:汪克尔发动机, ...
Japanese:ワンケルエンジン, ...
Arabic:محرك فانكل, ...
Hebrew:מָנוֹעַ וַנְקֶל, ...
Russian:двигатель Ванкеля, ...
Ukrainian:двигун Ванкеля, ...
Hindi:वांकेल इंजन, ...
Bengali:ওয়াঙ্কেল ইঞ্জিন, ...
Catalan:motor Wankel, ...
Czech:Wankelův motor, ...
Danish:Wankelmotor, ...
Dutch:Wankelmotor, ...
Greek:κινητήρας Wankel, ...
Hungarian:Wankel-motor, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាស៊ីនរ៉ូតារីវ៉ង់ខែល, ...
Korean:반켈 엔진, ...
Persian:موتور وانکل, ...
Polish:silnik Wankla, ...
Portuguese (BR):motor Wankel, ...
Romanian:motor Wankel, ...
Swedish:Wankelmotor, ...
Thai:เครื่องยนต์แวนเคล, ...
Turkish:Wankel motoru, ...
Vietnamese:động cơ Wankel, ...

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